Intonation Pattern II
(Low Pre - Head +) Descending Head + Low Fall ( + Tail )
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Model 1:
When can you come? As soon as the 'weather imˎproves.
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Model 2:
Where did you spend your holiday? I stayed in 'Moscow and 'worked at my ˎbook.
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(Low Pre - Head) + High Level Head + Low Fall (+Tail)
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Model:
What time is it? It’s →half past eˎleven.
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Stress – and – tone marks in the text:
Stressed syllables of the descending head:
the first stressed syllable [ ]
any following stressed syllables of the head [ ' ]
The first stressed syllable of the descending head is pronounced on the high level pitch. Sometimes it is pronounced with a slight rise. The following stressed syllables have level pitch and form a descending sequence until the nucleus is reached, unstressed syllables may either carry the pitch down as in Model 1 (The Falling Head ) or they may be pronounced on the level of the preceding stressed syllable as in Model 2 (the Stepping Head). The Low Fall in the nucleus starts somewhat lower than the mid – level. If there are any unstressed syllables before the first stressed syllable they are said on a rather low pitch.
This intonation pattern is used:
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