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Radio 4,14 Feb 2017,28 mins

Intonation: The Music of Speaking

Word of Mouth

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Michael Rosen and Laura Wright explore the tunes we sing when we are speaking - without even realising it. Sound artist John Wynne extracts the melodies to play in the studio and Sam Hellmuth explains what we use intonation for. Producer Beth O'Dea.

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