1-10 Statement Versus Question Intonation

AAT

Statement Versus Question Intonation
Question rises a little higher than a statement with the same intonation pattern.

Question steps upward until the very end, where it takes one quick little downward step.


Emotional or Rhetorical Quenstion Intonation
As feelings rise in an emotional situation, intonation rises up along with them.

Where is my car?↓
Where is my car?↑




1-12 Exercise1-5
voc-y

zircon ジルコン
contraction 短縮形
negate 否定する、打ち消す


4 main reasons for intonation

  • New Informaiton
  • Opinion
  • Contrast
  • "Can't"

new information
It sounds like rain.
It/sounds/like
ray/ayn

make rain very musical and put it on two notes


opinion
It sounds like rain, but I don't think it is.


contrast
He likes rain, but he hates snow.


can't
It can't rain when there're no clouds.
Contractions and negatives are not usually stressed, but "can't" is the exception.






1-13 exercise1-6

face 書体


1-15 ecercise1-8
meaning of "pretty"
pretty easily; easily
pretty easily; a little difficult

It was pretty good.: She liked it.
It was pretty good.: She didn't like it much.