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Understanding Intonation: Types & Functions

This document discusses intonation, including its types, functions, components, and characteristics. It defines intonation as the variations in pitch used in speech. The main types of intonation are rising intonation, used in questions and incomplete statements, and falling intonation, used in statements, exclamations, and imperatives. Intonation serves attitudinal, accentual, grammatical, and discourse functions. Its components are pitch, stress, rhythm, and tone. Intonation is important for understanding a speaker's expressions and attitudes.

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Understanding Intonation: Types & Functions

This document discusses intonation, including its types, functions, components, and characteristics. It defines intonation as the variations in pitch used in speech. The main types of intonation are rising intonation, used in questions and incomplete statements, and falling intonation, used in statements, exclamations, and imperatives. Intonation serves attitudinal, accentual, grammatical, and discourse functions. Its components are pitch, stress, rhythm, and tone. Intonation is important for understanding a speaker's expressions and attitudes.

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INTONATION

• Its types
• Functions
• Components
• Characteristics
Definition:

• INTONATION can be described as the movements o


r variations in pitch to which we attach familiar labe
ls describing levels (high/low)&tones (falling/rising).
What is INTONATION
• Ups and down of pitch
• On a particular word
• Usually at the end of sentence
Types of Intonation
• Rising Intonation
• It describes how voice raise at the
end of sentence.
• It is common use in yes or no ques
tions,for request or in complete utt
erances.
• For example
• Would you like a cup of tea.
• Are you thirsty?
• Are u reading?
• Open the door please.
• Give me a.pen please.
• It's a very nice book isn't it?
• I like a cup of tea,juice and milk.
Falling Intonation
• It describes how the voice falls on
the final stressed syllable of a phra
se or a group of words.
• It is very common in wh questions,
ordinary statements
• Exclamatory sentences,Imperative
Sentences.
Examples

• The earth revolves around the sun.


• Where do you live?
• Open the door.
• Sit down.
• What a beautiful scene!
• Would you like a cup of tea or coff
ee?
• I eat burger when I can get it.
• When she came I asked him to wai
t.
Functions
• Attitudinal Function
• Accentual Function
• Grammatical Function
• Discourse Function
Components of Inton
ation
• Pitch
• Stress
• Rythem
• Tone
Characteristics of Intonat
ion
• Without intonation impossible to und
erstand expressions and thoughts tha
t go with words.
• Indicating the attitude of speaker.
• Difference between the statement,co
mmand or questions.
• Pitch of the voice plays important par
t in analyzing into nations.
Thank you

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