Wednesday, 25 March 2015

Article on 'uptalk'

Click here for a Guardian article written on 'uptalk' - the speech-habit that is sweeping the nation.
'Uptalk' is when someone makes every declarative statement they say sound like an interrogative (also known as suffering from 'high-rise terminals'). This article discusses its possible origins and also has opinions from various different linguists on the topic.

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