tone of voice; manner of speaking; style
Refers to the overall tone, style, or manner of speech, including word choice and phrasing.
His tone of voice is always gentle.
Specifically refers to the pitch, stress, or intonation patterns of speech, often in a linguistic or phonetic context.
その記事は批判的な語調で書かれていた。
The article was written in a critical tone.
Japanese intonation varies by region.
語調 refers to the tone or manner of speaking, such as harshness or gentleness, while アクセント specifically denotes pitch or stress patterns in pronunciation.
語調 refers to the intonation or rhythm of one's speech, whereas 語気 refers to the emotional feeling or attitude behind the words, even though both are written with 語 and often overlap in use.
literary style; flavor of literary language
Compound of 語 (go, 'word, language') and 調 (chō, 'tone, rhythm, style').