イントネーション
いんとねーしょん
noun
intonation; speech melody; pitch pattern
1.
intonation; speech melody; pitch pattern
The rise and fall of the voice when speaking, which affects meaning, emotion, and naturalness of speech.
イントネーションに気をつけて話す。
To speak paying attention to intonation.
関西弁と標準語ではイントネーションが違う。
Kansai dialect and standard Japanese have different intonation.
日本語は単語のイントネーションが変わると意味も変わることがあるので、正しい発音を身につけることが大切だ。
In Japanese, changing the intonation of a word can change its meaning, so learning correct pronunciation is important.
From English "intonation." In Japanese linguistics, intonation is particularly important because Japanese is a pitch-accent language. The pitch pattern of a word can distinguish meaning — for example, 橋 (bridge) and 箸 (chopsticks) differ only in pitch accent. Regional dialects are also distinguished largely by their intonation patterns.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- イントネーションが違う: the intonation is different
- イントネーションに気をつける: to pay attention to intonation
- 正しいイントネーション: correct intonation
- イントネーションの練習: intonation practice
SIMILAR WORDS:
- アクセント: accent — in Japanese linguistics, often refers to pitch accent on individual words, while イントネーション refers to the melody of phrases and sentences
- 抑揚: intonation; inflection — the native Japanese equivalent, used in more formal or literary contexts
- 声調: tone — used specifically for tonal languages like Chinese