‘The flow of verses or periods’ (Johnson); rhythm, rhythmical construction, measure.
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释义 | the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > intonation, pitch, or stress > [noun] > intonation > pitch > rising or falling (8) cadence1598 ‘The flow of verses or periods’ (Johnson); rhythm, rhythmical construction, measure. rise1626 (a) Music. An increase in the height of vocal or instrumental pitch; (also) spec. an appoggiatura in which the main note is approached from… pause-pitch1933 the pitch pattern which characteristically precedes a pause in speech. question-pitch1933 the rising intonation of an interrogative sentence. rise-fall1933 an increase and subsequent decrease of pitch compressed into one syllable; cf. fall-rise adj. n. at fall, n.2 compounds 4. downdrifta1949 Linguistics. A decrease in pitch near the end of a phrase, clause, or sentence. downturn1955 Phonetics. A fall in pitch. Cf. upturn, n. 4. upturn1964 Linguistics. A rise in pitch. |
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