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1. JUNCTURE

3. JUNCTURE
■It is another measure of intonation.
■It characterizes the passage from one
sound to the next sound in the
stream of speech.
■Basically, juncture interposes a
temporary stoppage of the flow of
speech.

5. 3 Symbols of Juncture
1.Single bar juncture (/)
2.Double bar juncture (//)
3.Double cross juncture (#)

7. ■Single bar juncture
- Indicates the need for a slight
pause between two thought
groups in a sentence.
Ex:
We visited our students / who are
sick.

8. One of the students / who are
absent / are sick.
One/ who gets irritated easily / is
unhappy.

10. ■Double cross juncture
- Drop in pitch
Ex:
Each additional pain is both
unbearable and trifling # when
you’ve suffered a great deal in
life.

12. ■Classification of Juncture
1.Close Juncture – is movement
from sound to sound which has
no intervening pauses.
Ex:
nitrate
saddog

14. ■Classification of Juncture
2. Open Juncture – is movement which
is not continuous. There is a slight
stoppage of the last sound till it blends
with the next.
Ex:
night rate
sad dog