英语语调的类型Types of English Intonation概要1.ppt

Unit 13 Types of English Intonation What is tone intonation? Tones are the way our voice moves up and down. The way we use these tones is called intonation. About intonation The melody of language Refers to the total pattern of pitch changes Another important element of spoken English Makes English sound really English About intonation English intonation adds the meaning of an utterance in two ways: A.?It shows the relationship of words within and between sentences; B.? It tells something about the feeling of the speaker. I. Types of English Intonation 1. Falling tone 2. Rising tone 3. Fall-rise tone (or fall-rise tone) The falling tone Questions What would you like? What will you have? Where are you going? What time is it? Where’s your lab book? Where did you leave it? The rising tone Yes/ No questions (Rising intonation) Are you coming late? May I help you? Is it cold outside? Shall I wait for you? Did he bring his money? Would you like any dessert? The fall-rise tone The fall-rise consists of a fall from rather high to low and then a rise to about the middle of the voice. The fall-rise is connected with the stressed syllable of the last important word. Like the falling and the rising tones. It is only completed on one syllable if that syllable is final in the group. If there is one or several syllables following, the fall and the rise are spread. The fall-rise tone yes. why? fifty. That was nice. That wasn’t very friendly. He was quite kind. Falling tone: -- What would you ↘ like? -- Id like a chicken-salad ↘ sandwich. -- What will you ↘ have? -- Ill have a hotdog and a ↘ coke. -- Where are you ↘ going? -- To the ↘ lab. -- What ↘ time is it? -- Its a quarter past ↘ four. -- Where did you ↘ leave it? -- I dont re ↘ member. Rising tone Are you coming ↗later? If I ↘ can. May I ↗help you? Yes, Ill have a ↘ hotdog. I