Intonation

* What is Intonation? Chapter 1 from English Intonation: An Introduction

http://rapidshare.com/files/209950055/English_Intonation.pdf



Questions:

1) What's the difference between segmental and suprasegmental Phonology?

2)Why should we study intonation?

3)Which characteristics of speech make up rhythm?

4)Are prosodic (suprasegmental) characteristics the same in all languages?

5)What is tone?

6)Does English use tone lexically?

7)Why is spoken English richer than written English?

8)Is intonation universal?

9) What are the three T?

10) Which are the functions of intonation?

* Intonation in Context:
http://rapidlibrary.com/download_file_i.php?qq=intonation%20in%20context&file=3127130&desc=Intonation+in+Context+.rar

“Intonation is a feature of the spoken language . It consists of the continuous changing of the pitch of a speaker’s voice to express meanings. You will have realized that people can mean different things by using the same group of words, arranged in the same order, but saying them in different ways. (…) A speaker is able to make the group of words mean what he/she wants it to mean by choosing the right intonation.
Context means the situation in which things are said. Features of the situation include the place and time, but also the roles the speakers are playing, their relationship, the knowledge and experience they already share and what has already been said. Speakers are influenced by all of these things when they choose the intonation of what they say.”
(Barbara Bradford)

* Game: Intonation Directions
from Pronunciation Games

* Dictation, Intonation and Pronunciation: Sounds English Unit 31

A: // Excuse me // I’m looking for Miss O’ Dare// Do you know where she is//
B: // She’s gone to Trafalgar Square//
A: // Do you know where exactly//
B: // To the Headquarters of the Dairy Council//
A: // Why has she gone there//
B: // She has got a diary// It’s called Mary’s Diary//
A: // I thought she was a hairdresser//
B: // Oh you mean Clare O’Dare // She’s upstairs // It’s her sister Mary //
who’s gone to Trafalgar Square //

* Game: Don't Tell Me!
from Pronunciation Games

* Intonation and dictation:
from Sounds English unit 20

1) Have you seen my sports shirts?
// Your sports shirts// They're being washed//

2) Have you moved my Maths books?
// Your Maths books// They're on the bookshelves//

3) Have you taken my reading lamp?
// Your reading lamp// No// It's on the desk//

4) Can I borrow some postcards?
// Postcards// All right// They're in the drawer// with the envelopes//

5) Will you iron my tennis shorts?
// Your tennis shorts// No// You can iron them yourself//


Intonation: Mock test

INTONATION IN CONTEXT: Unit 4, dialogue 4 (pages 26 and 27)

*Identify three highlighted words and thirteen tones (between the brackets) with their correspondent tonic syllables.
*The three highlighted words do NOT belong to the utterances in which you have to identify the tones.
*Explain why each tone has been chosen.

Cathy: Hello, Bob.

Bob: Hi. You’re looking well.
Cathy: Thanks. And so are you. (1….) You got back safely then?
Bob: Yes. (2…....) We arrived this morning.
Cathy: (3….) This morning? (4….)I thought you were due back a couple of days ago?
Bob: Mmm, that had been the plan.
Cathy: Well, (5…) what happened?
Bob: (6…..) You’ve heard about the rail strike?
Cathy: Oh, yes, of course. (7…) But I had forgotten you were travelling by train. (8......) How did you manage?
Bob: Well, you see, (9….) we came by coach. It took a lot longer but we got back OK.
Cathy: So I see. (10…)You don’t sound as though you minded.
Bob: No. (11....)We didn’t mind at all. (12.....) It took a lot longer, but it was very comfortable – and it was much cheaper. In fact, (13......) we’ve decided to go by coach next time!

Audio: http://www.goear.com/listen/3d85f90/Intonation-in-Context-4.4-Barbara-Bradford