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Levis, John M. – Applied Linguistics, 2002
Sought to determine whether two low-rising intonation contours should be accepted as distinct patterns in American English, alongside three other widely accepted contours. Dialogues varying only in their intonation contour were presented in a random order to 47 speakers of Midwestern American English. Subjects interpreted the meaning of the…
Descriptors: Dialogs (Language), Intonation, Language Patterns, Language Tests