diff --git a/1000-hours/sounds-of-american-english/2.5.1-pitch.md b/1000-hours/sounds-of-american-english/2.5.1-pitch.md index c60f5ba8..d0df33bb 100644 --- a/1000-hours/sounds-of-american-english/2.5.1-pitch.md +++ b/1000-hours/sounds-of-american-english/2.5.1-pitch.md @@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ Pitch control mainly relies on the *larynx*. *tone* ([2.5.2](2.5.2-tone)), which -之所以 “说话” 只不过是 “极其低配版的歌唱”,是因为它的曲调(*Melody*)只是在一个特别狭小音高区域(*Pitch region*)里变化。 +之所以 “说话” 只不过是 “极其低配版的歌唱”,是因为它的曲调(*Melody*)只是在一个特别狭小音高区域(*Pitch range*)里变化。 -The reason why *speaking* can be considered as *extremely pared-down singing* is because its melody (prosody) only fluctuates within a very narrow pitch region. +The reason why *speaking* can be considered as *extremely pared-down singing* is because its melody (prosody) only fluctuates within a very narrow pitch range. -[^1]: The video clip came from *[Essentials of Linguistics, 2nd edition](https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/essentialsoflinguistics2/)*,and the narrator is one of the authors, Catherine Anderson。 \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: The video clip came from *[Essentials of Linguistics, 2nd edition](https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/essentialsoflinguistics2/)*,and the narrator is one of the authors, Catherine Anderson。