INTONATION

INTONATION:  It´s the name given to the different levels of pitch.

            Level s of pitch            

                   It refers to the level of voice

                                                               

                                       High           high                 high

               Standard                low                        low                      low                    

Level    1 =     Low

Level    2 =    Standard

Level   3 =     High

The combination of the different levels gives a result:

                             Rising

                      Falling                        INTONATION

                             Non- final

RISING INTONATION

It has levels                      2= standard                   (in initial position)

                                             3= high

It´s usually found in yes / no question

			Questions with auxiliaries

                                                      In initial position  ex:

              Do, Does, Are, Is, Did, Can.

PRACTICAL N. - 1

                      3                                          

   2   Do you   work?    

                         3

   2   Does she smoke?

                      3

   2   Are you student?

                  3

   2  Is she happy?

                    3

  2 Can you swim?

The level (3) receives stress:

             Verbs

             Adjectives                            key words

             Nouns                                  content words

             Adverbs

             Demonstratives

             Adjective forms

PRACTICAL N.-2

                 3

2 Are you writing?

           3

2 Is it good?

                   3

2 Do you cook?

                     3

2 Have you see her?

                       3

2 Would you like desert?

PRACTICAL N. – 3

              3                                                

2 Did he work yesterday?

                  3

2 Does he know about it?

                 3

2 Can you call me at fine?

      3

2 Is that it?

       3

2 Excuse me

2 Really

2). - Falling Intonation.

FALLING INTONATION

It has levels                            2 standard

                                               3 high

                                               1 low

It usually found in:

a)    Short WH  / questions     Questions with WH

                                           In initial position