pls. give ex. of rising and falling intonation

give me another example as my guide

Yes, you can do that: "Damn, he's astute!" or "Damn, is he astute!" (I'd probably use a comma). The emphatic use should not be confused with the use of "damn" to express annoyance: "Damn! He's

Hi Alc I will begin with a few comments. Maybe someone else will add more. 2 This piece of meat isn't diced /cut as well as the other BOTH "Diced meat" would normally be a reference to many, very small pieces of meat. Therefore,

Does this have something to do with the pronunciation of English? I've never heard of the concept. It sounds to me more like something to do with one of the Asian languages that are tonal.

can you plz gave a 5 risng intonation?

Why does "Here goes nothing" have almost the same meaning as "Here we go"? I mean, it's "nothing"...you know... To me, "here goes nothing", means we have nothing to loose by trying. So yes, while

Perhaps to a certain extent, but accent is much more a pointer to geographic region. Very well educated (upper class) people will usually speak standard (or 'Oxford' English), but some people are proud of their origins and will keep the

You use a rising intonation to emphasise a word What are you wearing that for? No! This one What colour car do you have? (as distinct from your bicycle) What colour car do you have? (as distinct from your sister's car)

The ambiguity might be clearer if we simplify the sentence: "Ask John when we leave." 1) As we are walking out the door, ask John (about something that is not specified in this sentence.) 2) Ask John, "John,