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(Low Pre - Head +) Descending Head + Low Fall ( + Tail )
Model 1:
When can you come?
As
soon as the
'
weather im
ˎ
proves.
.
˙
· ·
Model 2:
Where did you spend your holiday?
I
stayed in
'
Moscow and
'
worked at my
ˎ
book.
.
˙
·
·
·
·
(Low Pre - Head) + High Level Head + Low Fall (+Tail)
Model:
What ti me is i t?
It’s
→
half past e
ˎ
leven.
.
·
·
.
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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:
1.
Dostları ilə paylaş: 
