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Definition of Intonation pattern
1. Noun. Intonations characteristic of questions and requests and statements.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Intonation Pattern
Literary usage of Intonation pattern
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Toda Grammar and Texts by Murray Barnson Emeneau (1984)
"Three sentence-ending intonations are to be distinguished, an intonation pattern
of vocatives in formal address, and a pause-intonation. ..."