paratone
/ˈparətəʊn/Linguistics
noun
A particular sequence of intonation units by which a speaker conveys information concerning sentence-type, sentence-breaks, etc.
Origin
1970s. From para- + tone, probably after paragraph.
- parachute
- parachute assembly
- parachute child
- parachute course
- parachute drop
- parachute flare
- parachute jump
- parachute kid
- parachute payment
- parachuter
- parachute regiment
- parachute tower
- parachute training
- parachute wings
- parachutic
- parachutism
- parachutist
- paracinesis
- paracladium
- Paraclete
- paraclinical
- paracmastic
- paracme
- paracolic
- paracondyloid