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Episode: 0310 – The ‘Intonation Circumflex’
Description: 2021.11.06 – 0310 – The ‘Intonation Circumflex’But one doesn’t always merely ‘push’ a whole word, sometimes by changing your inflection within a word it carries another meaning. This is the ‘word-wobble’ or ‘circumflex intonation’, denoting doubt by the reader. Consider the statement “the Moon is made of cheese” and the reply “Really?”. That reply could be said:· Really? – a matter-of-fact slightly disbelievingly, with a low, emphatic tone· Really? – a slightly more intrigued answer, as though there could be something in the claim. Said in a typical questioning way· Really?? - more questioning tone, possibly with a three-tone c...