Theoretical phonetics. Study guide for second year students. Борискина О.О - 41 стр.

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__________________________, on the contrary, expresses uncertainty,
incompleteness or dependence. It may also suggest that what is said is seen as
old information, something already known. _____________________________
can be used in various ways to ask for repetition or for confirmation.
__________________________ may combine the meaning of assertion,
certainty with the meaning of dependence, incompleteness. At the end of a
phrase it often conveys a feeling of reservation; that is, it asserts something and
at the same time suggests that there is something else to be said. At the
beginning or in the middle of a phrase it is a more forceful alternative to the
rising tone, expressing the assertion of one point, together with the implication
that another point is to follow.
___________________________, as its name suggests, consists of ______ in
pitch followed by _______. If the nucleus is the last syllable of the intonation
group the fall and rise both take place on one syllable. Unemphatic
STATEMENTS in English normally have a ___________________________.
• Support your answer to the following questions:
What intonation tone do WH-QUESTIONS follow? _____________________
What intonation tone do YES/NO QUESTIONS follow? _________________
What intonation tone do TAG QUESTIONS follow? ____________________
What intonation tone do ALTERNATIVE QUESTIONS follow? __________
Practice in pairs:
He: Ready?
She: No!
He: Why?
She: Problems.
He: Problems?
She: Yes.
He: What?
She: Babysitter.

TAG QUESTIONS: SURE OR UNSURE?
• Your name's George, isn't it?
• You wanted to go, didn't you?
• We should offer to help, shouldn't we?
• It's going to rain tomorrow, isn't it?
A: The library's supposed to be right around the corner here, isn't it? I can't seem
to find it!
B: Actually, it's on the next corner. You have to go one more block and it's on
your left.

Would you answer the following YES/NO questions with RISING TONE?
A: Are you tired?                B: Do I look tired?
A: Are you ready?                B: Is it time to leave already?
A: Should I close the window?    B: Are you cold?