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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
Intonation in open question
1. Would you like ?JUICE OR ?SO?da? (an alternative question: a listener will choose either juice or soda.)
2. Would you like juice or ?SOda? (an open question: a listener can choose other things other than juice or soda)
Q1) I heard the question type divides into two depending on the different intonation applied in #1 and #2.
Did I describe them correctly?
Q2 ) Can the intonation not drop in #2?(rising from SO and keep rising to the end of the word?: ?SODA??
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2. Would you like juice or ?SOda? (an open question: a listener can choose other things other than juice or soda)
Q1) I heard the question type divides into two depending on the different intonation applied in #1 and #2.
Did I describe them correctly?
Q2 ) Can the intonation not drop in #2?(rising from SO and keep rising to the end of the word?: ?SODA??
?
Top answer
1. Emphasizing both words (sentence 1) is often done when the two choices are present. Sentence 2 may not always mean the speaker is giving an option to choose other things.
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- Emphasizing both words (sentence 1) is often done when the two choices are present.
- Sentence 2 may not always mean the speaker is giving an option to choose other things.
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1. Emphasizing both words (sentence 1) is often done when the two choices are present. Sentence 2 may not always mean the speaker is giving an option to choose other things. Also, "some" is often used in such scenarios ("Would you like some juice or soda?").
2. Rising at the end of a sentence sometimes is used to indicate a question. However, the natural pronunciation of "soda", where the
2. Rising at the end of a sentence sometimes is used to indicate a question. However, the natural pronunciation of "soda", where the
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