The High Wide Rise
The voice starts at a low pitch and rises to a high pitch. It expresses surprise or a shocked reaction.
∕ No
.
∕ Never —
The Rise – Fall
The voice first rises from a fairly low to a high pitch level and then quickly falls to a very low pitch level. It is final and categoric in character. It expresses irony, sarcasm or admiration.
ˆPerfectly ˙ .
ˆNo
The Fall – Rise
The voice first falls from a high or medium pitch level to the low pitch level
and then slowly rises to a little below the mid pitch level. It is a contrastive, implicatory tone. It expresses politeness, apology, concern and uncertainty.
ˇNo
ˇPerfectly .
The Level Tones
The Level Tones may be pitched in different levels. There are High, Mid and Low Level Tones. The Level Tones are non-final and non-categoric in character. They may express hesitation, indifference and uncertainty.
Sometimes ΄ The High Level Tone
Sometimes · The Mid Level Tone
Sometimes . The Low Level Tone
Scales
The scales most commonly used in English may be classified as follows:
According to their general pitch direction scales may be:
descending
ascending
level
According to the direction of pitch movement within and between syllables the descending and ascending scales may be :
stepping
sliding
scandent
According to the pitch level of the whole scale, scales may be:
low
mid
high
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