By Constructions, Intonations

I have this friend >goes hunting regularly. Milky, Would you agree that this type of construction is often accompanied by a very expressive intonation that help the listener identify clearly the different clause-like elements? Also, I would find the example more natural if there were more...

From a learner perspectives, spoken form of English is a lot more difficult to master than written. The reason is obvious. We often don’t have the time to compose a perfectly constructed sentence or response whereas in written form, we can search in our vocabulary for the proper words and the...

sorry, but i don't think you'll find a neat notional definition. there are clues for distinguishing them though. their intonation, for one. in 'a prosecutor in boston' the stress is on 'prosecutor', the head. in 'prisoner of war' the primary stress is on 'war'. if you take 'prisoner of...

Anonymous wrote: Scene: a disco late at night. Mary: Look! It's that guy I was with? Anyhing wrong with that construction? I can't hear "it's that guy I was with?" as a genuine question; but I can hear it as "question intonation". I think it's dying out, now; but a few years ago,...