Editing High rising terminal (section)

{{Short description|Intonation pattern in some varieties of English}}
[[File:Example of Uptalk Used for Grounding.wav|thumb|Example of uptalk used for grounding: "I'm a transfer student, from [[El Paso Community College|EPCC]]". Here "EPCC" is a college that the speaker thinks the listener probably knows about, but she is seeking confirmation before continuing.]]
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The '''high rising terminal''' ('''HRT'''), also known as '''rising inflection''', '''upspeak''', '''uptalk''', or '''high rising intonation''' ('''HRI'''), is a feature of some variants of English where [[declarative sentence]]s can end with a rising pitch similar to that typically found in [[yes–no question]]s. HRT has been claimed to be especially common among younger speakers and women, though its exact [[sociolinguistics|sociolinguistic]] implications are an ongoing subject of research.