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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Rise/fall intonation patterns fall/rise intonation patterns

hello everyone. i am having great difficulty understanding the above concepts.

i was given an assignment where I have to provide rise/fall intonation patterns and fall/rise intonation patterns. Despite, havving thoroughly read the material in my lesson, I am just clueless how to answer the 4 sentences. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thank you.

a. I’m going to tell you a story.



1. rise/fall intonation pattern:





2. fall/rise intonation pattern:





b. She’s not going out tonight, is she?



1. rise/fall intonation pattern:





2. fall/rise intonation pattern:



c. I don’t understand.



1. rise/fall intonation pattern:





2. fall/rise intonation pattern:





d. Goodnight!



1. rise/fall intonation pattern:





2. fall/rise intonation pattern:



  

Top answer

Anonymous a. I’m going to tell you a story. b.

  • Anonymous a.
  • I’m going to tell you a story.
  • b.
  • She’s not going out tonight, is she?
  • c.
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Anonymousa. I’m going to tell you a story.

b. She’s not going out tonight, is she?

c. I don’t understand.

d. Goodnight! It seems that ESL students who are really devoted to this subject find the analysis mechanics they learn fail to capture what they hear from natives.
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hey mate im stuck on the same question maybe we can help each other my email is Email Removed
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It's unclear whether the answers are supposed to be written or spoken.
It seems more likely to me that you are supposed to say each of these four phrases in two ways. If so, it's rather difficult to answer in writing!

CJ
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EVERYTHING DEPENDS ON THE CONTEXT I SUPPOSE......
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give me 5 example of rising falling
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For me, it is better to study it first then try exercises... and find yourself a teacher to help you like you can have a tutor or your teacher in class...

But:
-First I’ll tell you about rising-falling intonation. In rising-falling intonation the speaker’s pitch rises and falls on the focus word in a sente

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