Tonal languages are different from non-tonal languages because tonal languages are dependent on the emphasis and pronunciation, because how a word is said will affect its meaning. It is quite ...

Dogs have the ability to distinguish vocabulary words and the intonation of human speech through brain regions similar to those that humans use, a new study reports. Dogs have the ability to ...

In this video, we explore how deaccenting in English intonation signals 'given information.' Various examples illustrate the concept of deaccenting, including iconic phrases like "Bond, James Bond," ...