English Phonetics and Phonology. Mid-term2
Intonation is entirely carried by the stressed syllables of a tone-unit (-so when marking
intonation, only stressed syllables are marked).
Intonation helps the speaker to communicate their message and makes it easier for the
adressee to understand what is being said.
Functions of intonation (how intonation facilitates understanding):
· Attitudinal function intonation helps us to express emotions and attitudes
· Accentual function intonation helps to produce the effect of prominence on
syllables that need to be recognized as stressed, and to mark out the most important
element in tone-unit by placing the tonic stress on it.
· Grammatical funtion intonation helps to recognize the boundaries between
phrases, clauses, sentences and the difference between questions and sentences.
· Discourse function intonation can signal to the listener, what information is to be
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