Intonation in a sentence

Although inflection and intonation may be less rigid or monotonic than in classic autism, people with AS often have a limited range of intonation: speech may be unusually fast, jerky or loud.

Audio examples About this sound Just intonation ( help · info ) An A-major scale, followed by three major triads, and then a progression of fifths in just intonation.

However, trombonists, unlike other instrumentalists, are not subject to the intonation issues resulting from valved or keyed instruments, since they can adjust intonation "on the fly" by subtly altering slide positions when necessary.

Non-compensating four-valved instruments suffer from intonation problems from E 2 down to C2 and cannot produce the low B1; compensating instruments do not have such intonation problems and can play the low B-natural.

The topic usually has a rising intonation and the focus has a falling intonation.

Tone and intonation Both lexical or grammatical tone and prosodic intonation are cued by changes in pitch, as well sometimes by changes in phonation.

Austin received some criticism after the film was released, as he continued to speak with Elvis' intonation and accent on red carpets and at social events.

Gillion believes in all the things you expect to hear from a coach — faith, family, and hard work — while speaking with the intonation of a motivational speaker.

GPT-4o’s speech has an emotional intonation, showing excitement at some times and laughing at others.

He had prepared the material so his dialogue had a rhythm, intonation, syntax, the pauses, everything was calculated.

Features include a non-cutaway basswood body with X-bracing, a top-load walnut bridge with compensated synthetic bone saddle for even intonation along the length of the neck.

Gregory Finsley, who took the role of Freddie, spoke with the same fancy British accent and intonation as the original front man.

It’s the sound of a master knowing exactly what chord and intonation works where – a perfectly structured piece of music that never feels mechanical.

Ms. McCulloch draws a parallel to spoken language: A period at the end of a sentence would usually suggest a lowering intonation.

Bands are evaluated on Tone Quality, Intonation, Technique, Rhythm, Balance, Musicianship, and General Factors which are then combined for an overall score from each judge.

French MP has tabled a bill to punish discrimination against regional accents – dubbed “glottophobia” - after one of the country’s highest-profile politicians mocked a journalist's southern intonation.

According to Craig, the real intonation was that of someone who had heretofore tried to conceal his identity as Deputy and that now it would be known to all; his reaction was that of dismay and disappointment at being exposed.

After the person who stutters masters these skills, the speaking rate and intonation are increased gradually.

All three normal valves may be used in addition to the fourth to increase the instrument's range downwards by a perfect fourth, although with increasingly severe intonation problems.

Although this tuning system is based on a just ratio (5:4), it cannot be considered a just intonation system, because most of its intervals are irrational numbers (i.e. they cannot be expressed as fractions of integers).