Intonation Patterns of Marathi Speaker of English

1. DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF
MUMBAI
Name – Moreshwar Nimbunabai Undirwade
M.A. Part II (Honours)
Semester: IV (2017- 18)
Roll No.-
Title of The Course: Study of Modern English Language - I
Paper: XIV
Title of The Presentation: “Intonation Patterns of Marathi
Speaker of English”
Date of Presentation: March 05,2018

2. “Intonation Pattern of Marathi
speaker of English”

3. Introduction
 Introduction of Presentation Title
 English as a Second/Third language in India
 Arrangement of Words in Sentence of English
and Marathi

4. Intonation
 Definition of Pattern of Intonation
 Difference Between Stress and Intonation
Pattern of Intonation-
1.Falling Intonation
2.Rising Intonation
3.Fall-Rise Intonation

5. Sentences of Intonation Pattern
Is the best part of my life the beginning today? (today)
 This is the bus you were waiting.(bus)
 I would like to read some novel, some drama, some
poetry and some short stories.
 Give me pen! (Command and angry)
 Would you like another coffee? (Coffee)

6. Causes of Using Wrong Intonation
Pattern
 Interferer Phonetic System of Marathi
Language
Influence of Marathi Language
The Tense Maker, The Retro flexion, and RP

7. Improvement of Intonation Pattern
 Listen to Native Speaker
Conscious about WH- Questions
Conscious about Yes or No Questions

8. Conclusion
 Foreign Tongue Can Make Foreigner
Interference of Mother Tongue
Communication is Important

9. Bibliography
• Bansal, R., & Harrison, J. B. (2013). Spoken Englis; A Manual of
Speech and Phonetics. Hyderabad: Orient black Swan.
• Carter, R., McCarty, M., Mark, G., & O'Keeffe, A. (2016). English
Grammar For Today. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
• Gokhale, S. (1978). A Study of Intonation Patterns in Marathi and
Marathi English. Hyderabad: Hyderabad University.
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• Tench, P. (2015). The Intonation Systems of English. New Delhi:
Bloomsbury Publishing.
• Wells, J. C. (2006). English Intonation:An Introduction. New delhi:
Cambridge University Press.
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10. THANK YOU !