Theoretical phonetics. Study guide for second year students. Борискина О.О - 42 стр.

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A: Have you seen my keys?            B: Did you lose them again?
A: Could I borrow a dollar?          В: Do you need it now?
A: Wasn't that a great movie?        B: Did you really like it?

Ask for repetition or clarification
Do you have Mary's PHONE number?
Ted likes the BLUE one best.
I can't find the CAR keys.
I'm taking my vacation in NoVEMber.


ALTERNATIVE CHOICE QUESTIONS VS. Yes – No QUESTIONS
Are you coming Friday or Saturday?
Can you meet us at 8 or 9?
Would you like beer or wine?
Are you going to Spain or Portugal?

Task 11. Further practice: Ref. [Соколова, 2003, pp. 210-211, pp. 366-374;
Hancock, 2004, pp. 72-129; Bradford, 2002, pp.10-62].

Task 12. According to D. Crystal (Crystal, 2003, p.248), there are nine ways of
saying Yes as an answer to the question Will you marry me? Will you try?
1. Low fall. The most neutral tone; a detached, unemotional statement of fact.
2. Full fall. Emotionally involved; the higher the onset of the tone, the more
involved the speaker; choice of emotion (surprise, excitement, irritation)
depends on the speaker's facial expression.
3. Mid fall. Routine, uncommitted comment; detached and unexcited.
4. Low rise. Facial expression important; with a 'happy' face, the tone is
sympathetic and friendly; with a 'grim' face, it is guarded and ominous.
5. Full rise. Emotionally involved, often «disbelief or shock, the extent of the
emotion depending on the width of the tone».
6. High rise. Mild query or puzzlement; often used in echoing what has just been
said.
7. Level. Bored, sarcastic, ironic.
8. Fall-rise. A strongly emotional tone; a straight or 'negative' face conveys
uncertainty, doubt, or tentativeness; a positive face conveys encouragement or
urgency.
9. Rise-fall. Strong emotional involvement; depending on the face, the attitude
might be delighted, challenging, or complacent.

Task 13. How do prominence and intonation affect the meaning of an
utterance? Each of the following sentences might be pronounced in three differ-
ent ways. Match the meaning of each version to the interpretation on the right.
Pay special attention to intonation and stress!