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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Tag question pronunciation
Hello.
I have a question about the pronunciation of tag questions in imperative sentences.
"Come with me, will you?" tends to express impatience, and "Come with me, won't you?" tends to express politeness, though the tone of voice changes these nuances.
What I want to know is this: Is "..., will you?" pronounced in a fall intonation when it expresses impatience? And is "..., won't you?" pronounced in a rise intonation when it expresses politeness?
Thank you very much, in advance.
I have a question about the pronunciation of tag questions in imperative sentences.
"Come with me, will you?" tends to express impatience, and "Come with me, won't you?" tends to express politeness, though the tone of voice changes these nuances.
What I want to know is this: Is "..., will you?" pronounced in a fall intonation when it expresses impatience? And is "..., won't you?" pronounced in a rise intonation when it expresses politeness?
Thank you very much, in advance.
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Yes, that is right Impatience would be shown by an emphasis on "me" and a fall in intonation Politeness - or invitation - is expressed with a rise in intonation at the end I'm not sure that I've mastered sound on this laptop but, if so, here it is ... Dave Your browser does not properly support audio yet. Listen: [ogg] or [mp3]
- Yes, that is right Impatience would be shown by an emphasis on "me" and a fall in intonation Politeness - or invitation - is expressed with a rise in intonation at the end I'm not sure that I've mastered sound on this laptop but, if so, here it is ...
- Dave Your browser does not properly support audio yet.
- Listen: [ogg] or [mp3]
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Yes, that is right
Impatience would be shown by an emphasis on "me" and a fall in intonation
Politeness - or invitation - is expressed with a rise in intonation at the end
I'm not sure that I've mastered sound on this laptop but, if so, here it is ...
Dave
Impatience would be shown by an emphasis on "me" and a fall in intonation
Politeness - or invitation - is expressed with a rise in intonation at the end
I'm not sure that I've mastered sound on this laptop but, if so, here it is ...
Dave
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Thank you very much.
Your showing the pronunciation is very, very helpful.
Rei
Your showing the pronunciation is very, very helpful.
Rei
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