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American English Intonation Patterns
Perhaps you have heard people say that intonation creates the music of spoken American English. That's because English speakers use different types of intonation or pitch patterns in sentences and phrases. These intonation patterns, which are not visible in the written language, are extremely important because they convey meaning. If you are not aware of how Americans use these pitch or intonation patterns you could risk confusing or offending your listeners.
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Sunday, November 21, 2010
American English speakers divide longer sentences into intonation groups when they speak. In each intonation group they emphasize the focus word and then briefly pause before the next intonation group begins. Monst non-native English speakers have never learned to use intonation groups when they speak English. For some people this causes their speech too sound too [...]
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