intonation vs turn of phrase

intonation

noun
  • A sound made by, or resembling that made by, a musical instrument. 

  • Emotive stress used to increase the power of delivery in speech. 

  • Reciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonating or singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or canticle by a single voice, as of a priest. 

  • The rise and fall of the voice in speaking. 

  • Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise. 

turn of phrase

noun
  • An expression which is worded in a distinctive way, especially one which is particularly memorable or artful. 

How often have the words intonation and turn of phrase occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )