English Phonetics and Phonology. Mid-term2
the first stressed syllable.
· The tail any syllables between the tonic syllable and the end of the tone unit.
A simple tone unit has one tonic syllable only.
Tonic syllable a syllable with a high degree of prominence, carries a tone
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.
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