intonation / tone
语调 [intonation]
语音学术语，指发声的旋律模式。语调主要是音调的高低变化(参阅声调[tone])，但在英语这样的语言中也有重音和节奏。语调传达言语表达含义的差别(如惊奇、疑惑)。在很多语言中(包括英语在内)语调具有语法的功能，可以区分出不同的短语或句子。因此，“it's gone”(没有了)这句话以降调结束时是一个肯定句，若以升调结束时则是一个疑问句。
tone, in linguistics, a variation in the pitch of the voice while speaking. The word tone is usually applied to those languages (called tone languages) in which pitch serves to help distinguish words and grammatical categories—i.e., in which pitch characteristics are used to differentiate one word from another word that is otherwise identical in its sequence of consonants and vowels. For example, man in Mandarin Chinese may mean either “deceive” or “slow,” depending on its pitch.
重音(stress)、声调(tone)和语调(intonation)。
声调(tone)是音高(pitch)的变化，可以区分意义。汉语是典型的音调语言。
语调(intonation)是音高(pitch)、重音(stress)在句子层面的集中组合。比如英语中的陈述语句多有降调，一般疑问句用升调。
语音学术语，指发声的旋律模式。语调主要是音调的高低变化(参阅声调[tone])，但在英语这样的语言中也有重音和节奏。语调传达言语表达含义的差别(如惊奇、疑惑)。在很多语言中(包括英语在内)语调具有语法的功能，可以区分出不同的短语或句子。因此，“it's gone”(没有了)这句话以降调结束时是一个肯定句，若以升调结束时则是一个疑问句。
tone, in linguistics, a variation in the pitch of the voice while speaking. The word tone is usually applied to those languages (called tone languages) in which pitch serves to help distinguish words and grammatical categories—i.e., in which pitch characteristics are used to differentiate one word from another word that is otherwise identical in its sequence of consonants and vowels. For example, man in Mandarin Chinese may mean either “deceive” or “slow,” depending on its pitch.
重音(stress)、声调(tone)和语调(intonation)。
声调(tone)是音高(pitch)的变化，可以区分意义。汉语是典型的音调语言。
语调(intonation)是音高(pitch)、重音(stress)在句子层面的集中组合。比如英语中的陈述语句多有降调，一般疑问句用升调。
