The Online Dictionary of Language Terminology (ODLT)


intoneme
Definition - An intonation pattern that contributes to the meaning of an utterance.

Oxford English Dictionary -
The term's first citation is from 1948:
"One may choose to call the key pitches intonation phonemes or intonemes."
(K. L. Pike Tone Lang. v. 60 )



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