アップトーク

noun

uptalk; rising inflection; high rising terminal

Linguistic term for a speech pattern where statements end with a rising intonation, often associated with certain English dialects but also observed in Japanese.

• アップトークは、平へい叙じょ文ぶんの終おわりを上あげ調ちょう子しで発はつ音おんする話はなし方かたです。

  Uptalk is a way of speaking where the end of a declarative sentence is pronounced with a rising intonation.

• 日本にほん語ごの若わか者もの言こと葉ばにもアップトークの影えい響きょうが見みられることがあります。

  The influence of uptalk can sometimes be seen in Japanese youth language as well.