adjective
- relating to or involving intonation, especially the rise and fall of the voice in speech
Usage: linguistics; phonetics
Examples
- The linguist studied the intonational patterns of different languages.
- Intonational differences can change the meaning of a sentence.
- She analyzed the intonational contours in the recorded speech samples.
- The teacher explained how intonational features affect communication.
- Intonational phonology examines how pitch patterns convey meaning.
- Different languages have distinct intonational systems.