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What term is used to describe a given speaker's range of comfortable speaking pitch?
What term is used to describe a given speaker's range of comfortable speaking pitch?
- Pitch span
- Speaking tessitura (correct)
- Pitch level
- Pitch excursion
What is the term used to describe the overall placement of an utterance within a speaker's tessitura?
What is the term used to describe the overall placement of an utterance within a speaker's tessitura?
- Pitch span
- Pitch excursion
- Pitch level (correct)
- Downtrend
Which term describes the general distance between highs and lows in an utterance?
Which term describes the general distance between highs and lows in an utterance?
- Speaking tessitura
- Pitch level
- Pitch excursion
- Pitch span (correct)
What is the term used to describe a local high-low distance, such as that associated with a pitch accent?
What is the term used to describe a local high-low distance, such as that associated with a pitch accent?
Which term is used to describe the lowering of pitch over the course of an utterance?
Which term is used to describe the lowering of pitch over the course of an utterance?
What is the central aspect of intonation?
What is the central aspect of intonation?
Which of the following factors is NOT mentioned as being closely bound to the patterning of pitch in speech?
Which of the following factors is NOT mentioned as being closely bound to the patterning of pitch in speech?
What term is suggested as a more general alternative to 'intonation' when including patterns of pitch, timing, loudness, and voice quality?
What term is suggested as a more general alternative to 'intonation' when including patterns of pitch, timing, loudness, and voice quality?
What is the relationship between intonation and stress patterns described in the text?
What is the relationship between intonation and stress patterns described in the text?
In this chapter, what term is used to refer specifically to the pitch-based component of intonation?
In this chapter, what term is used to refer specifically to the pitch-based component of intonation?
What is intonation used for in speech?
What is intonation used for in speech?
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