Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
toonwisseling
English translation:
change in tone
Added to glossary by
Johan Venter
Jul 24, 2005 05:07
18 yrs ago
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Dutch term
toonwisseling
Dutch to English
Other
Linguistics
fonetische barbarismen - het gebruik van uitspraakverschijnselen uit andere talen. Bijv. de typische snelle toonwisselingen van het Engels of Fries in het Nederlands
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | change in tone |
Johan Venter
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| 4 +4 | change in intonation |
Marijke Singer
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| 4 +3 | tone variation |
D.K. Tannwitz
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| 4 | voice modulation |
Stefan de Boeck (X)
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| 4 | inflection |
mariette (X)
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| 3 | intonational shifts |
Kristel-P (X)
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Proposed translations
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change in tone
It also has an idiomatic meaning in English, meaning to change your story from what you earlier said.
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Comment: "Dank je"
+3
45 mins
D.K. Tannwitz
Germany
Germany
Germany
Industrial diversity
Native in: German (Variants: Bavarian, Austrian, Germany, Platt / Nieder (Low German))
Works in: German to English, Dutch to German, English to German, and 3 more.
tone variation
tone change
Peer comment(s):
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Johan Venter
: Beat me by a comfortable 4 minutes there!
4 mins
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| agree |
Saskia Steur (X)
2 hrs
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| agree |
Tina Vonhof (X)
11 hrs
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+4
52 mins
Marijke Singer
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Works in field
Spain
Technical translator with Math degree
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: Dutch to English, Spanish to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
change in intonation
See website:
http://www2.unil.ch/imm/docs/LAIP/COST_258/Meetings/third_po...
"problems in modelling intensity and rapid changes in intonation patterns"
http://www.ling.ed.ac.uk/linguist/issues/10/10-1935.html
"Syntagmata represent semantic/syntactic units and can be separated by their perceived pauses, which may be real or subjective, i.e. based on abrupt changes in intonation flow."
http://www2.unil.ch/imm/docs/LAIP/COST_258/Meetings/third_po...
"problems in modelling intensity and rapid changes in intonation patterns"
http://www.ling.ed.ac.uk/linguist/issues/10/10-1935.html
"Syntagmata represent semantic/syntactic units and can be separated by their perceived pauses, which may be real or subjective, i.e. based on abrupt changes in intonation flow."
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Christopher Smith (X)
34 mins
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Thank you, Christopher!
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shineda
3 hrs
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Thank you, shineda!
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| agree |
Laurens Landkroon
1 day 2 hrs
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Thank you, Somerset!
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| agree |
Anne Lee
2 days 18 hrs
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Thank you, Anne!
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4 hrs
voice modulation
als in:
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 8)
6. Adjust volume, phrasing, enunciation, voice modulation and inflection to stress important ideas and impact audience response.
from: (http)
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 8)
6. Adjust volume, phrasing, enunciation, voice modulation and inflection to stress important ideas and impact audience response.
from: (http)
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
shineda
: 'voice modulation' seems to be a term connected to presentation techniques
5 mins
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10 hrs
13 hrs
intonational shifts
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