= pitch contour n.
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| 释义 | the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > intonation, pitch, or stress > [noun] > intonation > pattern or sequence of (16) pitch curve1902 = pitch contour n. tune1929 Linguistics. The intonation pattern of a word or other unit of discourse. intonation tune1934 (see quot. 1964). intonation curve1936 the rising and falling of pitch within an utterance. pitch contour1944 a pattern of continuous variation in pitch; a graphic representation of this. intonation contour1945 a succession of levels of pitch extending over an utterance. intonation pattern1966 a pattern of variations in pitch. Subcategories:— that contributes to meaning (5) — macrosegment or microsegment (2) — tonicity (1) — peculiar to a language (1) |
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