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As we had discussed in the earlier blog about the importance of intonation. The role of intonation in speaking English accent is imperative as the tone and pitch of voice need special attention when you converse with other people.
The way you communicate keeping in mind the intonation – you can express yourself more deeply and concisely along with practicing it in the American English accent. To let other people listen to you, the pitch variation of your voice becomes noticeable through intonation. Ultimately, it’s your voice and pitch variation that will makes your emotions expressive whether you are in happy, neutral, confused, determined or enthusiastic phase.
Moreover, it’s all about the intonation to express your emotions that let the other person think over it thoughtfully. Your pitch (intonation) is your key to define your emotions and level of mind.
Here are a few examples that show a variety of emotions of single word based on falling and rising tones.
#1: Yeah
- Yeah (neutral)
- Yeah. (falling)
- Yeah? (rising)
- Yeah! (enthusiastic)
- Yeah!! (excited)
- Yeah!!! (super excited)
- Yeah?? (uncertain)
- Yeah??? (surprise)
- Yeah… (disinterested)
#2: No
- No (neutral)
- No. (falling)
- No? (rising)
- No! (authoritative)
- No!! (forceful)
- No?? (uncertain)
- No?? (disbelief)
#3: Okay
- Okay (neutral)
- Okay. (falling)
- Okay. (agreeing)
- Okay? (rising)
- Okay! (annoyed)
- Okay!! (irritated)
- Okay?? (uncertain)
- Okay??? (insecure)
#4: Right
- Right (neutral)
- Right. (falling)
- Right? (rising)
- Right! (authoritative)
- Right!! (aggressive)
- Right?? (uncertain)
- Right??? (insecure)
#5: Hey
- Hey (neutral)
- Hey. (falling)
- Hey. (disinterested)
- Hey! (authoritative)
- Hey!! (aggressive)
- Hey? (rising)
- Hey! (enthusiastic)
- Hey!! (excited)
#6: Maybe
- Maybe (neutral)
- Maybe. (falling)
- Maybe. (unconvinced)
- Maybe? (rising)
- Maybe?? (uncertain)
- Maybe… (noncommittal)
#7: Please
- Please (neutral)
- Please. (falling)
- Please! (authoritative)
- Please!! (forceful)
- Please? (rising)
- Please?? (pleading)
- Please??? (begging)
Remember, all the words of your tone narrates everything through your way of speaking the word. And, expressing all those words in an English accent with a native American speaker gives a majestic breakthrough in your accent learning journey.
As there are a zillion of English words which we might speak in daily routine but the way we should speak them to create inquisitiveness can be learned in an accent reduction online class.
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