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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

1
Attitudinal function (Attitude)
2
Accentual function
3
Grammatical function

4 Discourse function (communication/ interaction)

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INTONATION PHONOLOGY

STRESS VS. INTONATION?

 Simple tones: level tone ( –– ), falling tone ( \ ), and rising tone ( ∕ )
 Complex tones: fall-rise ( V ), and rise-fall ( Ʌ )

FUNCTIONS OF INTONATION

FUNCTIONS OF INTONATION FUNCTIONS OF INTONATION

Functions of intonation – Attitudinal function (1/2) PHONOLOGY

expressing attitudes and feelings

Fall

Rise

FUNCTIONS OF INTONATION FUNCTIONS OF INTONATION

 ● Functions of intonation – Attitudinal function (2/2)
PHONOLOGY

expressing attitudes and feelings

Rise-fall

Fall-
rise
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FUNCTIONS OF INTONATION FUNCTIONS OF INTONATION

 ● Functions of intonation – Accentual function (1/2) PHONOLOGY

The tonic syllable tends to occur on the last lexical words (verb, noun,
adjective, adverb) in the tone-unit.
 I want to know where he’s \ traveling to.
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FUNCTIONS OF INTONATION FUNCTIONS OF INTONATION

 ● Functions of intonation – Accentual function (2/2) PHONOLOGY

Importance/ Contrast:
Any syllable tonic syllable

Importance/ Emphasis:
It was very \boring. The state
It was \very boring. The degree (how boring)
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It \was very boring. The time (in the past)

FUNCTIONS OF INTONATION FUNCTIONS OF INTONATION

Functions of intonation – Grammatical function (1/3)
PHONOLOGY
The placement of the tone-unit boundaries:
• clarifies ambiguous sentences.
Those who sold /quickly made a \profit.
Those who /sold quickly made a \profit.
(the tone-unit boundary: indicating the boundaries of two sentences.)

FUNCTIONS OF INTONATION FUNCTIONS OF INTONATION

 ● Functions of intonation – Grammatical function (2/3)
PHONOLOGY

The choice of tone on tonic syllable: a statement or a question.

The price is going \up.
falling tone  a statement
The price is going /up.
rising tone a question
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FUNCTIONS OF INTONATION FUNCTIONS OF INTONATION

 ● Functions of intonation – Grammatical function (3/3)
PHONOLOGY
Wh-word Questions
• Where did you park the \car? (for new information)
• Where did you park the /car? (clarification, confirmation)
Yes-no questions
Did you park the /car? (for new information)
(self-comment,
- Speaker A: I parked the car - Speaker B: Did \you? rhetorical question)
Question-tags
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They are coming on Tuesday, \aren’t they? (certainty)

They are coming on Tuesday, /aren’t they? (uncertainty, request for information)
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 ● Functions of intonation – Discourse function PHONOLOGY

making the interaction between two or more speakers become clear

Attention focusing
She went to \Scotland.
the speaker indicates to the listener that the interesting information is
“Scotland”

I’ve got to take the dog to the \vet.

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the speaker indicates to the listener that the attention should be focused on
“vet” because it is less predictable than “dog”.
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REMINDER
1. REVIEW WEEK 1  10

2. PRACTICE DESCRIPTIONS

3. LEARN BY HEART THE MAIN POINTS

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4. APRIL 4th 2023 FINAL

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