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Unit 18. Intonation Peculiarities of Spontaneous Speech 
 
 
Spontaneous speech may be monologue and dialogue. Some types of dialogue speech as 
for instance, an interview, may consist of a dialogue part and rather long monologue pieces. 
Spontaneous speech is characterized by a great number of elliptical sentences, 
incomplete sentences, repetitions, overlapping etc. Intonation plays an important role in 
determining communicative types of sentences and semantic centers, in conveying 
attitudinal meanings. 
Dialogue spontaneous speech is characterized by: 
1)
short sense-groups; 
2)
a great variety of tones (simple and complex); 
3)
Sliding and Scandent Scales; 
4)
the mid range; 
5)
the centralized stress; 

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6)
the rhythm which is based on a regular repetition of terminal tones; 
7)
the changeable tempo; 
8)
a great variety of pauses (logical and hesitation); 
Phatic Communion 
 
 
Phatic Communion is a type of speech in which ties of union are created by a mere 
exchange of words.
The temporal structure of interaction can be divided into three phases: the opening 
phase, the medial phase and the closing phase. The opening phase is a transition from 
silence to interaction. The closing phase is a transition from interaction to departure. 
A limited set of stereotype phrases of greeting, parting, commonplace remarks about the 
weather, and “small-talk” characterizes the marginal phases of interaction.
Questions for Discussion
1.
What are the main intonational peculiarities of Descriptive and Scientific Prose? 
2.
What are the main intonational peculiarities of Newspaper Style? 
3.
What are the main intonational peculiarities of Drama? 
4.
What are the main intonational peculiarities of Poetry? 
5.
What are the main intonational peculiarities of Reading Tales? 
6.
What are the main intonational peculiarities of Public Speeches? 
7.
What are the main intonational peculiarities of Spontaneous Speech?