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What (who) is uptalk - definition

INTONATION PATTERN IN SOME VARIETIES OF ENGLISH
High-rise terminals; High-rise terminal; Uptalk; Australian questioning intonation; Australian Questioning Intonation; Upspeak; Rising inflection; Rising intonation; APRIS; Antipodean posterior rising intonation syndrome; Antipodean intonation; Antipodean inflection; Antipodean rising inflection; Antipodean rising intonation; Antipodean posterior rising intonation; Questioning intonation; High Rising Terminal; Uptalking; Upward inflection; Australian upturn; Australian question intonation; Up talk; Up speak; Up talking; Upspeaking

uptalk         
¦ noun a manner of speaking in which declarative sentences are uttered with rising intonation at the end, as if they were questions.
High rising terminal         
The high rising terminal (HRT), also known as upspeak, uptalk, or high rising intonation (HRI) is a feature of some variants of English where declarative sentences can end with a rising pitch similar to that typically found in yes-or-no questions. HRT has been claimed to be especially common among younger speakers and women, though its exact sociolinguistic implications are an ongoing subject of research.

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High rising terminal

The high rising terminal (HRT), also known as upspeak, uptalk, or high rising intonation (HRI), is a feature of some variants of English where declarative sentences can end with a rising pitch similar to that typically found in yes-or-no questions. HRT has been claimed to be especially common among younger speakers and women, though its exact sociolinguistic implications are an ongoing subject of research.