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7.
One man in the gallery, however, kept up a string of catcalls and whistling, thus expressing his
disapproval.
Intonation Pattern VIII
(Low Pre-Head +) Low-Head + Low-Rise (+ Tail)
Model :
He says he’ll never speak to me again.
He
doesn’t
really
ˏ
mean it.
. . .
Stress-and-tone marks in the text: a stressed syllable of the low-head |
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In the usual form of the Low-head, all the syllables contained in it are said on the same,
rather low pitch.
This intonation pattern is used:
1.
In statements
, encouraging further conversation, reprovingly,
critical, guarded,
reserving judgement, appealing to the listener to change his attitude.
e.g. I’m just back from seeing my mother.
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