Definitions
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- verb intransitive To
speak up ;advocate . - verb transitive, intransitive To speak with upspeak (see below).
- noun A manner of
speaking in which the intonation of one's voice rises at the end of a statement, as if expressinguncertainty or asking aquestion .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The function of the upspeak is a cue for reaction or acknowledgement.
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The function of the upspeak is a cue for reaction or acknowledgement.
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Are you sure you're not just getting deferential upspeak from younger people?
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Are you sure you're not just getting deferential upspeak from younger people?
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But actually, being able to change intonation in speech - as in upspeak - may be a sign of superior empathy?
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But actually, being able to change intonation in speech - as in upspeak - may be a sign of superior empathy?
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Some people are annoyed by upspeak: the habit of making a sentence sound like a question?
innovations-report 2010
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Newswise - Some people are annoyed by upspeak: the habit of making a sentence sound like a question?
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But actually, being able to change intonation in speech - as in upspeak - may be a sign of superior empathy?
innovations-report 2010
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Newswise - Some people are annoyed by upspeak: the habit of making a sentence sound like a question?
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