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It was a 'very 'sunny
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day yesterday.
the head (scale)
the tail
…
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˙
─
·
…
the pre-head
the nucleus (tone)
The rises and falls that take place in the nucleus or
start with it are called
nuclear tones.
The nucleus
is the most important part of the intonation
pattern as it defines the
communicative type of the sentence, determines the semantic value of the intonation group,
indicates the communicative center of the intonation group or of the whole sentence.
The communicative center
is associated with the most important word or words of the
intonation group or of the sentence.
The nuclear tone of the final intonation group is determined by the communicative type
of the whole sentence.
The communicative types of sentences are differentiated in speech according to the aim
of the utterance from the
point of view of communication, i.e.
in order to show if the
sentence
expresses a statement of fact, a
question, a command or an exclamation.
There are four communicative types of sentences:
1.
Intonation of the Declarative sentences (statements)
A declarative sentence states a fact in the affirmative or negative form. In a declarative
sentence the subject precedes the predicate. It is generally
pronounced with a falling
intonation.
I like music.
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