rising and falling intonation

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#414474 Wed, 05 Sep 07 12:15 PM

hello, i want an answer for the rising and falling intonation in a non complex manner please.

When do we use the rising tone and the falling tone?

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Mister Micawber

#415061 Thu, 06 Sep 07 03:00 PM

1- Statements end in a falling tone, which signals the end of an utterance.
2- Rising tone is used at the end of 'Yes/No' questions, while a falling tone is used at the end of 'Who/What/Where/When/Why/How' questions.
3- Tonal changes are used irregularly throughout speech to identify word groups set pace and stress, indicate emotion,etc.

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#454369 Tue, 18 Dec 07 03:57 AM

statement -falling intonation .. yes/no question : rising intonation...wh-question: falling intonation..command:falling intonation...

request: rising intonation; good practice - record yourself immitating a real English native speakersdialogue, pay attention to the main words ( stressed words) ant to the pitches ( rising/falling tone) . Compare them. Do this practice till you get your best. Whata difficult thing is that ' english intonation huh? Smile [:)]

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