High rising terminal
The high rising terminal (HRT), also known as uptalk, upspeak or high rising intonation (HRI), is a feature of some accents of English where statements have a rising intonation pattern in the final syllable or syllables of the utterance.
Ahhhh; much better. I’d been looking for the term for that style of speaking (where everything is a question, not a statement) for years. Listen for the HRT during any interview with a teenage girl (or guy, ok).
Comments
Dan McKeown
Let me ask you a question, how do you feel about frilly toothpicks?
Alexander Micek +1
I’m for ‘em?