The Descending Sliding Scale is formed by a descending series of stressed syllables pronounced with downward slides, so that each slide begins a little higher than the end of the preceding one.
You can’t mean ˇthat
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This scale gives prominence to all the stressed words in the utterance. It is usually combined with Fall-Rise.
The Descending Scandent Scaleis formed by a descending series of syllables pronounced with pitch rises within stressed syllables while each of the unstressed ones is pitched a little higher than the preceding syllable. It is used for emphasis expressing liveliness, irony.