DOES MAX WRITE PLAYS? IS IT POSSIBLE TO CHOOSE A MARKED RISING-FALLING INTONATION PATTERN?
YES - NO QUESTION. RISING INTONATION WITH NO SPECIAL PRESUPPOSITIONS. PROCLAIMING+ : IT SIGNALS AN INFERENCE OR GUESS.
I DON'T PLAY TENNIS, BUT....
REFERRING - SHOWING CONTRAST
WHY IS INTONATION IMPORTANT?
IT CONVEYS DEEPER LEVELS OF MEANING. IT CAN SHOW SOMEONE'S ATTITUDE.
YOU DIDN'T FINISH YOUR HOMEWORK, DID YOU?
RISING INTONATION ON THE OCCASION IT IS USED MUCH LIKE UNMARKED YES/NO QUESTIONS TO ELICIT A "YES" OR "NO" ANSWER FROMO THE ADDRESSEE.
WHAT TIME DO YOU WANT TO MEET? falling or rising tone?
BOTH.
CAN YOU SAY "YES" USING THE DIFFERENT TONES?
COMMENT ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE TONE UNIT/ THOUGHT GROUP/ TONE GROUP/ SENSE GROUP
PREHEAD - HEAD - TONIC SYLLABLE - TAIL
MMM... I'M NOT SURE.
ZERO TONE.IT'S A LEVEL PITCH. HORIZONTAL ARROW. NO COMMUNICATIVE REASON. IT SHOWS COGNITIVE ACTIVITY.
QUESTION TAGS: IT'S A NICE DAY, ISN'T IT? / PEOPLE ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE ECCONOMY, AREN'T THEY? TONE? MEANING?
RISE- FALL INTONATION. THE TWO MOST FREQUENT FUNCTIONS: SEEKING CONFIRMATION OR MAKING A POINT RHETORICALLY
MARKED TONES. COMMENT
ASYMMETRICAL INTERACTION. ROLE OF DOMINANT SPEAKER.
I SPEAK FRENCH, ITALIAN AND SPANISH.
RISING INTONATION: LISTING ITEMS. USE OF COMMAS. THERE'S MORE TO COME. IT DISCOURAGES INTERRUPTION.
BUY ME THE NEWSPAPER.
Generally takes the rise-fall intonation contour. More forceful or affectively loaded than declarative sentences. It may make use of extra high pitch.
PAT TRIED SKIING IN WINTER. COMMENT ON ASPIRATION
FORTIS VOICELESS PLOSIVES /p,t,k/ +VOWEL SOUND (ACCENTED SYLLABLE) PERIOD OF VOICELESSNESS BETWEEN THE RELEASE OF A PLOSIVE AND THE VOICING OF THE FOLLOWING VOW
YOU'VE BEEN TO THE BOOKSTORE? rising tone. what does it convey?
DECLARATIVE WORD ORDER. QUESTION SIMPLY ECHOES THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER'S ASSERTION- MEANING: HAVE I UNDERSTOOD CORRECTLY? /
WOULD YOU LIKE GREEN, YELLOW OR BLUE?
rising tone (blue - yellow); offering a choice.
HAS YOUR FRIEND TOLD YOU? EXPLAIN
ASSIMILATION OF FRICATIVES
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