Special education of the republic of uzbekistan

Intonation Pattern XII

1. 
   (Low Pre-Head +) High Rise (+ Tail)
   

2. 
   (Low Pre-Head +) (High Head +) High Rise (+ Tail)
   

Models : Don’t! ´Don’t ? ^ They were all delighted. ´All of them? ^·˙ Do you want to go alone? Don’t 'you your´self want to go? ^· ^· ^˙

Stress-and-tone marks in the text: High Rise | ´ |

If there is no tail the voice in the nucleus rises from a medium to a high pitch.

If there are unstressed syllables following the nucleus the later is pronounced on a fairly high level pitch and the syllables of the tail rise gradually. The syllables of the Pre-Head rise from a low pitch up to the start of the High Rise.

This intonation pattern is used in questions, echoing, calling for repetition or additional information, sometimes shading into disapproval or puzzlement, sometimes meant to keep the conversation going.
e.g. We shall have to return. – Im´mediately?
It’s ten feet long. – ´How long?
What’s that bowl for? – ´What’s it for?
Is it raining? – Is it ´raining?
Careful. – ´Careful?
Pity. – ´Pity?