What are the two meanings typically associated with the rise-fall?
It shows the speaker is impressed, or it shows challenge/disapproval.
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What part of speech is the word "whatever" in the sentence "You can do whatever you like."
Aa pronoun
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Why do demonstratives in final position usually carry the nucleus? ("Look at this")
Because they tend to convey new information.
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True or False: English speakers use rising intonation for statements when they want to express surprise or disbelief.
True.
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thief
Give points!
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star
Double points!
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shark
Other team loses 5 points!
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baam
Lose 20 points!
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When can old information be reaccented?
For contrast, or to imply it has been overlooked.
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True or False: In English, word stress can help distinguish between different meanings of homographs.
True - Record (V) vs Record (N)
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True or False: English intonation patterns can distinguish between direct questions and embedded questions within a sentence.
True - : Intonation patterns can differentiate between direct questions ("Will you go?") and embedded questions within a sentence ("She asked if you will go.").
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When does tone concord happen? (mention at least 2 cases)
Non-defining appositions, parallel strucures, info presented in two IPs, adding info using "too" at the end, synonyms for emphasis.
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True or false: It is possible to have a sentence made up only of function words.
True - "How are you?"
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baam
Lose 25 points!
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gold
Win 50 points!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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lifesaver
Give 25 points!
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Why do items in a list have a rising intonation?
To convey a sense of continuation and indicate that the list is not yet complete.
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Which words would you stress in the following IP: Who did you bump into?
Who - bump - into
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True or False: English speakers generally use rising intonation for statements to express uncertainty or to seek confirmation.
True.
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True or False: In English, a stressed syllable is always pronounced with a higher pitch than unstressed syllables within the same word.
False: The pitch of a stressed syllable can vary depending on factors such as intonation, emphasis, or the overall context of the sentence.
