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The pitch of "is"
Hello,We know different meanings give different pitch.In {The way to be safe is never to feel secure} and {All the world is a stage.},is the "is" lower pitch than the lines after "is"?Here "is" = equals? Thank you for your help.
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The pitches of 'is' are the same; 'be' is merely the copula and carries no stress in either of your sentences, indeed in most sentences, except when the statement is in response to a denial: A: I'm a freemason. B: Oh, no—you couldn't be. You don't look like one at all.
- The pitches of 'is' are the same; 'be' is merely the copula and carries no stress in either of your sentences, indeed in most sentences, except when the statement is in response to a denial: A: I'm a freemason.
- B: Oh, no—you couldn't be.
- You don't look like one at all.
- A: Nevertheless, I am.
- I really AM a freemason.
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The pitches of 'is' are the same; 'be' is merely the copula and carries no stress in either of your sentences, indeed in most sentences, except when the statement is in response to a denial:
A: I'm a freemason.
B: Oh, no—you couldn't be. You don't look like one at all.
A: Nevertheless, I am. I really AM a freemason.
A: I'm a freemason.
B: Oh, no—you couldn't be. You don't look like one at all.
A: Nevertheless, I am. I really AM a freemason.
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