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DIALOGUE #6

- 'Oh, \dear!1
- 'What’s \wrong?2
- I 'can’t find my \pen.3
- \Really!4
- You 'mustn’t \/laugh... |5 it 'isn’t \funny.6
- Oh, \yes | it /is.7
- /Is it?8 \Why?9
- It’s in your \hand!10
- \Oh, |11 \yes.12

- 'Oh, \dear!1
/ˈəʊ ˈdɪə/
TONICITY: Neutral (LLI rule applies).
TONE: Exclamatory fall (Default tone for exclamations).

- 'What’s \wrong?2
/ˈwɒts ˈrɒŋ/
TONICITY: Neutral (LLI rule applies).
TONE: Definitive fall (Default tone for wh- questions).

- I 'can’t find my \pen.3


/aɪ ˈkɑːnt ˈfaɪnd maɪ ˈpen/
TONICITY: Neutral (LLI rule applies).
TONE: Exclamatory fall (Default tone for statements).

- \Really!4
/ˈrɪəli/
TONICITY: Neutral (LLI rule applies).
TONE: Exclamatory fall (Default tone for exclamations).

- You 'mustn’t \/laugh... |5


/ju ˈmʌsnt ˈlɑːf/
TONICITY: Neutral (LLI rule applies).
TONE: Implicational fall-rise (Negative statements/Commands: suggestion).
it 'isn’t \funny.6
/ɪt ˈɪznt ˈfʌni/
TONICITY: Neutral (LLI rule applies).
TONE: Definitive fall (Default tone for statements).

- Oh, \yes | it /is.7


/əʊ ˈjes/ɪt ˈɪz/
TONICITY: Neutral (LLI rule applies).
TONE: Definitive fall (Default tone for the word “yes”) + Rise (Elliptical answer: contradiction).

- /Is it?8
/ˈɪz ɪt/
TONICITY: Neutral (LLI rule applies).
TONE: Yes-No Rise (Default tone for independent elliptical questions).

\Why?9
/ˈwaɪ/
TONICITY: Neutral (LLI rule applies).
TONE: Definitive fall (Default tone for wh- questions).

- It’s in your \hand!10


/ɪts ɪn jɔː ˈhænd/
TONICITY: Neutral (LLI rule applies).
TONE: Definitive fall (Default tone for statements).

- \Oh, |11
/ˈəʊ/
TONICITY: Neutral (LLI rule applies).
TONE: Definitive fall (The speaker realises his/her mistake).

\yes.12
/ˈjes/
TONICITY: Neutral (LLI rule applies).
TONE: Definitive fall (Default tone for “yes”).

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