The Intonation

There Are Three Basics Pitches in English

There Are Three Basics
Pitches in English

NORMAL
The normal pitch is where the voice usually is.

HIGH
High is where the voice rises to indicate information focus.

LOW
Low is where the voice falls, usually at the end of sentences.

There are different intonation
patterns used for different types of sentences

The intonation pattern for statement, commands, and WH questions is basically the same.

The voice starts at a normal pitch, rises at the intonation focus word, falls back to normal after the intonation focus word.

Falls to low at the end of the sentence.

Pitch is the rise and fall of our voice when we speak, sometimes called "highness" or "lowness." We use pitch to gives subtl

Pitch is the rise and fall of our voice when we speak, sometimes called "highness" or "lowness." We use pitch to gives subtle meaning to sentences. The use of pitch is called intonation, but the words "pitch" and "intonation" are often used interchangeably.

There Are Four Levels Of Pitch

There Are Four Levels
Of Pitch

'1-pitch' is the pitch a speaker often falls to at the end of a thought.

'2-pitch' is the neutral pitch, and often used at the beginning of a thought

'3-pitch' is the usual level of the primary word of a thought group, and is most commonly the highest pitch of a thought group.

'4-pitch' is the highest level of pitch and is used when the speaker wants to emphasize something, make a contrast, or show strong feelings.