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THE INTONATION IN
ENGLISH
by Jesรบs Rodrรญguez
How important is intonation?
Descendingintonation(FallingIntonation).
(The pitch of the voice falls at the end of the sentence.)
Falling intonation is the most common intonation pattern in
English.
It is commonly found in statements, commands, wh-questions
(information questions),
confirmatory question tags and exclamations.
Statements
1. My name is Adir Ferreira.
2. Nice to meet you.
3. Iโ€™m going to the movies.
4. Iโ€™ll be back in an hour.
5. Have a great day.
Questions
1. Whatโ€™s your name?
2. Where does he live?
3. Why did you do that?
4. Whoโ€™s that woman over there?
5. How can I open this?
Ascending intonation (Rising Falling).
Describes when our pitch rises from the stressed syllable of the
last content word of the sentence and continues to climb.
Depending on the context and the emotion or attitude youโ€™re
trying to convey with your tone, rising intonation may start
earlier in the sentence and then climb all the way to the end.
1. Are you American?
2. Does she know about this?
3. Can you lend me a pencil?
4. Is the movie good?
5. Are we leaving soon?
Rising intonation is also used in expressions like:
1. Excuse me?
2. Really?
Yes/No questions
Rhythm
Rhythm is about how we use a combination
of stressed and
unstressed words in sentences. Sentences
have strong beats (the stressed words) and
weak beats (the
unstressed words). Intonation is the way
the pitch of a speaker's voice goes up or
down as they speak. We use intonation to
help get our message across.
Attitudinal function of
intonation .
Expresses the mood and emotions of a
speaker, their attitude to the certain situation
and also to the listener or other interlocutor.
... A single sentence can be pronounced in a
number of different ways depending on
intonation of the utterance.
The intonation in english 09
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The intonation in english 09

  • 1. THE INTONATION IN ENGLISH by Jesรบs Rodrรญguez
  • 2.
  • 3. How important is intonation?
  • 4.
  • 5. Descendingintonation(FallingIntonation). (The pitch of the voice falls at the end of the sentence.) Falling intonation is the most common intonation pattern in English. It is commonly found in statements, commands, wh-questions (information questions), confirmatory question tags and exclamations.
  • 6. Statements 1. My name is Adir Ferreira. 2. Nice to meet you. 3. Iโ€™m going to the movies. 4. Iโ€™ll be back in an hour. 5. Have a great day. Questions 1. Whatโ€™s your name? 2. Where does he live? 3. Why did you do that? 4. Whoโ€™s that woman over there? 5. How can I open this?
  • 7. Ascending intonation (Rising Falling). Describes when our pitch rises from the stressed syllable of the last content word of the sentence and continues to climb. Depending on the context and the emotion or attitude youโ€™re trying to convey with your tone, rising intonation may start earlier in the sentence and then climb all the way to the end.
  • 8. 1. Are you American? 2. Does she know about this? 3. Can you lend me a pencil? 4. Is the movie good? 5. Are we leaving soon? Rising intonation is also used in expressions like: 1. Excuse me? 2. Really? Yes/No questions
  • 9. Rhythm Rhythm is about how we use a combination of stressed and unstressed words in sentences. Sentences have strong beats (the stressed words) and weak beats (the unstressed words). Intonation is the way the pitch of a speaker's voice goes up or down as they speak. We use intonation to help get our message across.
  • 10. Attitudinal function of intonation . Expresses the mood and emotions of a speaker, their attitude to the certain situation and also to the listener or other interlocutor. ... A single sentence can be pronounced in a number of different ways depending on intonation of the utterance.