Introduction : Why 'uptalk'? " Defining uptalk ; Labels ; The forms and functions of intonation ; Methodological considerations
The forms of uptalk : Comparison with other sentence types ; Uptalk shapes ; Pitch levels ; Temporal aspects ; Phonological analyses
The meanings and functions of uptalk : The downside of uptalk ; The upside of uptalk ; Interactional functions ; Multiple functions
Uptalk in English varieties : Australian English ; New Zealand English ; Pacific English varieties ; Canadian English ; United States English ; Caribbean English varieties ; British English ; Irish English ; Falkland Islands English ; South African English ; New Englishes ; Non-native speaker English
Origins and spread of uptalk : Historical and geographic origins ; (Im)migration ; Origins within the intonational system ; Tags and uptalk
Social and stylistic variation in uptalk use : Speaker sex ; Sexual orientation ; Age ; Ethnicity ; Socioeconomic grouping ; Text types
Credibility killer and conversational anthrax: uptalk in the media : Opinion pieces ; Letters ; Advice columns ; Profiles ; Reviews ; Popular culture
Perception studies of uptalk : Perception of high-rise forms ; Attitudinal studies of uptalk ; The influence of speaker and listener factors on uptalk perception
Uptalk in other languages : Germanic languages ; Romance languages ; Japanese ; Arabic languages ; Austronesian languages ; Other languages
Methodology in uptalk research : Language samples ; Speaking tasks ; Perceptual tasks ; Speech analysis types ; Counting uptalk
Summary and prospect : What is uptalk? ; Where has uptalk come from? ; What does the future hold for uptalk?
