The document discusses various aspects of intonation including how voice pitch rises and falls, tonic syllables which mark main pitch movement, onset syllables which set an initial pitch, tone units which group syllables, and different intonation patterns used for questions, statements, lists, and imperatives. It also provides an example dialogue and asks the reader to identify intonation patterns within it.

1. Claudia Cárdenas

2. Intonation
• The way voice goes up and down in pitch
• The beautiful Mountain appeared transfixed in
the distance.
• He can come on Sundays as long as he doesn't
have to do any homework in the evening.

3. Prepositions
• before, next
Auxiliary to, opposite Pronouns
verbs • they, she, us
• don't, am,
can, were
Determiners Conjunctions
• the, a, Function • but, while,
some, a few words as

4. Tones, tonic syllables and tone units
• Tonic syllables: syllables where the main pitch
movement occurs
• Onset syllables: syllables that establish a pitch
that stays constant up to the tonic syllable
• Tone units: enclosed within two pairs of slanted
lines
– //She LIVES in LONdon//

5. EXERCISE
• How many tonic syllables, onset syllables and
tone units can you identify?
– She’s lived in London since she was twenty
• Show the intonation with an arrow
– What time does your train leave?
– What time does your train leave?
• Fall and fall rise

6. Intonation patterns

7. Information • Who, what, where
questions • Falling intonation, first time
• Yes-no answer
Questions • Rising
• Falling
Statements • He lives in the house on the corner. It’s over there
• Falling
Imperatives • Sit down, put it on the table
• Showing less certainty
Question tags • Rising
• Rising, rising and falling
Lists • You need a pen, a pencil and some paper.

8. • Erik plays the flute, clarinet and
saxophone. Isn’t that great?

9. Identify the intonation patterns in the next
tapescript
Tara: Why did you leave London? You had a good job.
Mel: Yes, but I’ve got a better job here.
Tara: But the country’s so boring.
Mel: No, it isn’t. It’s much more exciting than London.
Seacombe has got shops, a cinema, a theater and a
park.
Tara: Ok. Everything is wonderful! So when can I visit you?

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