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Re: Pitch and tense

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Sunday, June 27, 1999, 19:24
Barry Garcia scripsit:

> Hmm, is it like she raises her voice at the end of each sentence, almost > as if each of them are questions? I notice that that happens a lot with > the local latino teenagers around here =).
Pretty pervasive among younger speakers of English in many localities; in Australia called "up-speak". -- John Cowan cowan@ccil.org I am a member of a civilization. --David Brin