Inflection in Your Voice?

Voice inflection, or intonation, is when we change the tone or pitch of our voice when we are speaking in order to convey a more precise meaning for our words or provide insight about how we are feeling.

Is inflection the same as intonation?

In regards to intonation we refer more to a rise in inflection and a fall in inflection, which happens consistently when we are speaking. ... Pitch refers to the highness and lowness of tone or voice, and intonation is how pitch varies in spoken language.

What is it called when your voice goes up and down?

inflection. noun. the way that the sound of your voice goes up and down when you speak.