Intonation or the pitch pattern of your voice is important in spoken English because it conveys meaning in many ways. In this episode and the accompanying study notes we will learn about ...

This English guide shows how to use your voice effectively when reading aloud to engage your listener.

Intonation is an integral part of communication for all speakers. But can sign languages have intonation? A new study shows that signers use their faces to create intonational ‘melodies’ just ...

This week's question comes from Ricky in Xi'an who wants to know more about intonation in English. As he points out, intonation is different from pronunciation, and is an important part of ...

In the third trimester of pregnancy, when the infant's ears are sufficiently developed, the intonation patterns of the mother's speech are transmitted through the fluids in the womb.

Nancy Backman, Intonation Errors in Second-Language Pronunciation of Eight Spanish-Speaking Adults Learning English, Interlanguage Studies Bulletin, Vol. 4, No. 2 (1979), pp. 239-265 ...

Scientists prove that dogs not only understand human language, but they also know the difference between genuine praise and meaningless words.

"If we would have compared German and English newborns, we probably would have found not such a strong difference," says Wermke, because their intonation patterns are more similar to each other.