Learning the American Accent-Intonation
Learning the American Accent-Intonation
Intonation refers to the specific up and down pattern of pitches that make up the melody of American English. We can identify the type of sentences we say by their unique melody and how we end them. There are four sentence patterns in American English: statements, “wh” questions, “yes/no” questions, and exclamations. Our pitch goes up and down and then ends in a certain way, so that your listener immediately knows which type of sentence you are using by the specific up and down pitch pattern you use. This is a fundamental skill of American English to remember when learning the American accent.