The Emergence Machine

Intonation

abstract · linguistics · Level 13 · E9

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

intonation emerges from speech + pattern.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “intonation” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin language
lat

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL13L12L11L10L7L2L1L0IntonationSpeechProductionPrincipalCommunityLanguagePitch… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeProcessActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesIntonationL13PitchL7SpeechL12E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Pitch L7 (requires)
    Intonation is the pattern of pitch variation in speech that conveys meaning and distinguishes between different utterances.
  • Speech L12 (definitional)
    Speech is part of the definition of intonation.