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Believer Posted 20 years ago
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falling intonation
Hi,
Can you give some common expressions in the "question" form that have falling intonation at the end?
Some expressions that I can think of are these:
How do you do?
What are you doing?
Which school do you go to?
Can you give some common expressions in the "question" form that have falling intonation at the end?
Some expressions that I can think of are these:
How do you do?
What are you doing?
Which school do you go to?
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Theoretically, any of the '5W' (who,what, which, where, why, how) questions end on a falling tone after a preterminal rise-- this is in contradistinction to 'Yes/No' questions, which rise at the end. Another question type that fall at the end is the choice question: Would you like coffee, tea or milk?
- Theoretically, any of the '5W' (who,what, which, where, why, how) questions end on a falling tone after a preterminal rise-- this is in contradistinction to 'Yes/No' questions, which rise at the end.
- Another question type that fall at the end is the choice question: Would you like coffee, tea or milk?
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Theoretically, any of the '5W' (who,what, which, where, why, how) questions end on a falling tone after a preterminal rise-- this is in contradistinction to 'Yes/No' questions, which rise at the end. Another question type that fall at the end is the choice question: Would you like coffee, tea or milk?
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