Re: Pitch and tense

Boudewijn Rempt wrote:
> Rugpretzel@aol.com writes:
> >tonight i was talking to a friend who speaks in a raised pitch whenever
> >talking about something that happened to her,
>
> 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 =).
Ah, but Aroven likes to do that, too.  Like ending a song on a leading chord;
it gives you the impression that the speaker has more to say but has just
stopped for a quick breather, thus keeping the listener alert and awake :-)

Josh