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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Rising and falling tone

when does the voice goes up and when does it go down ?[:^)]
  

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In English, generally down. Exception: in a yes-no question.

— Philip

  • In English, generally down.
  • Exception: in a yes-no question.
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In English, generally down. Exception: in a yes-no question.
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Of course, there is much more to intonation in English than whether or not there is rising or falling intonation at the end of a sentence.

Take a look at Robert Mercer's post in this thread on the Using English website:
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