THE TEN TONE GROUPS: UNEMPHATIC

1 THE LOW DROP

(Low Pre-head+) (High Head+) Low Fall
E.g. x No. Imxpossible. It's arthur's otum.
'Sit xdown. I tdon't be,lieve it.
'Why don't you Olook where you're coing?

2 THE HIGH DROP

(Low Pre-head+) (High Head+) High Fall
E.g. Vendidl It's ahazing. t What'8 hhat?
I lliked it imhensely. He Idoesn't Oreally the

3 THE TAKE-OFF
(Low Pre-head+) (Low Head+) Low Rise
E.g. *No. ,Sometimes. I ,think so.
,worry a Obout it. It's Inot so ,bad.
INobody's going to otake it a,way from you.

4 THE LOW BOUNCE

(Iow _Pre-head+) High Head+ Low Rise
High Pre-head +Low Rise
E.g. 1 What's ,that? I Try not to be Ate.
I Will you be Ostaying to ,lunch, OTony?
John Ogoing to Obe there?

5 THE SWITCHBACR
(Low Pre-head -F) (Falling Head -F) Fall-Rise
E.g. VNo. VPossibly. V Some people can odo it.
You can vtry. •No-one Owants to V force you to oplay.
It •isn't Oonly a Oquestion of Vmoney, you oknow.

6 THE LONG JUMP

(Low Pre-head+) Rising Head+ High Fall
E.g. , Try it You didn't hsk me to.
*How on Oearth did they Omanage to xget there?
Well, scan you reoturn it toxmorrow, Othen?
7 THE HIGH BOUNCE (Low Pre-head+) (High Head+)
E.g. 'Sugar? Is 'this the eone you •mean?
You 'think I'd en'joy it?
i Why don't I owrite to the 'secretary, did you osay?

8 THE JACKKNIFE
(Low Pre-head+) (High Head -F) Rise-Fa11
E.g. A No. A Certainly. A Lots of opeople odo it.
It's riAdiculous. I can iAmagine how otired you owere.
I can 'hardly Owait to Ahear about it.

9 THE HIGH DIVE

(Low Pre-head+) (High Head+) High Fall+(Low Accents+) Low Rise
E.g. was the ,winner. XMost people Otell me ,that.
Yes, I hhought his 'ace was fa,miliar.
'Going by hmderground would be the ,quickest.
The Ilittle old Oman in the been owaiting ,longest.

10 THE TERRACE
(Low Pre-head+)ÃUÊh Head+) Mid2Leve1
E.g. *Then I (I went out for a walk.)
>Air Otravel I (I find so frightening.)
Oc>casionally I (l meet him on the train.)
Well, 'since you in>sist, I (I Will have a drink.)
1When did you Osee your >brother I (to ask him about it?)

THE TEN TONE GROUPS: EMPHATIC

1 THE LOW DROP

High Pre-head + (High Head -F) Low Fall
(Pre-head +) Stepping Head +Low Fall
E.g. ¯The ,fooll ¯I said 'no such ,thing.
I Ican't Ihear what you're «aying.
¯lt lisn't like 'that at xall.

2 THE HIGH DROP

High Pre-head + (High Head +) High Fall
(Pre-head+) Stepping Head+ High Fall
(Pre-head+) High Fall
E.g. ¯l'm not ¯They Idon't oreally it.
They 'simply Idon't know 'what to Mo.
hnyone hvanting to do sthat.

3 THE TARE-OFF
High Pre-head+Low Head+Low
E.g. ¯Well, Idon't make oso much ,fuss about it.
¯But you Ididn't ohave to wait Aong.
¯lt's got ,nothing to odo with ,you.

4 THE LOW BOUNCE

High Pre-head +High Head +Low
(Pre-head+) Stepping Head+ Low Rise
E.g. ¯I 'promise I won't ,tell Oanyone.
IOughtn't we to Ibook in ad,vance?
¯Come whenlever you Ifeel you'd ,1ike to.

5 THE SWITCHBACR
High Pre-head + (Falling Head -F) Fall-Rise
(Pre-head+) Sliding Head+Fall-
(Pre-head+) High Rise
E.g. ¯We shall be Vlate. ¯lt'll udo for the Otime Vbeing.
You'll *never be uable to it vup.
It was an hbso\lutely herrible v party.

6 THE LONG JUMP

High Pre-head + Rising Head + High Fall
(Pre-head+) Climbing Head + High Fall
E.g. ¯But it'll *do you a Olot of
*Why on ,earth did you ,say you xcouldn't?
*Simply *can't it.

7 THE HIGH BOUNCE High Pre-head + (High Head+) High Rise

(Pre-head+) Stepping Head+ High Rise
E.g. ¯IYyou 'mean it? ¯You Ihaven't Oseen it 'anywhere?
¯Would you Imind if he 'comes on 'later?

8 THE JACKKNIFE
High Pre-head + (High Head+) Rise-Fa11
(Pre-head+) Stepping Head + Rise-Fa11
E.g. ¯Of Acoursel ¯But 'Will it Oreally Ahelp?
Is there lany 'reason to beAlieve that?
¯Well, preltend you Idon't Aknow him.

9 THE HIGH DIVE

High Pre-head + (High Head+)
High Fall+ (Low Accents+) Low Rise
(Pre-head+) Stepping Head+
High Fall+ (Low Low Rise
E.g. ¯I was 'sure I could reoly on ,you.
¯My Ifather and hother ocame from ,Bristol.
Well, IJoan and 1 Tim XBennett are the omost ,likely to Ohelp.

10 THE TERRACB
High Pre-head + (High Head+) Mid-Leve1
(Pre-head+) Stepping Head+ Mid-Level
E.g. ¯Un>fortunately, I (I can't.)
¯NO matter 'what he >says, I (just carry on with it.)
For the 'sake of lpeace and >quiet I (ignore her bad be- haviour.)