The Low Drop This tone group can be compared to a small child standing on the bottom stair and jumping down to the foot of the staircase. Unemphatic: (Low Pre-head) + (High Head) + Low Fall I 'don’t beˎlieve it. Emphatic: High Pre-head + (High Head)+ Low...
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The Low Drop This tone group can be compared to a small child standing on the bottom stair and jumping down to the foot of the staircase. Unemphatic: (Low Pre-head) + (High Head) + Low Fall I 'don’t beˎlieve it. Emphatic: High Pre-head + (High Head)+ Low Fall I said 'no such ˎthing. (Pre-head) + Stepping Head + Low Fall I 'can’t 'hear what you’re saying. Attitude of the speaker: Statements: with no head: detached, cool, reserved, dull; with a high head: categoric, weighty, judicial. Wh- Questions: with no head: detached, flat, unsympathetic; with a high head: searching, serious, intense, urgent. Yes/No Questions: with no head (in tags used as independent comments): uninterested, hostile; with a high head: very serious, very strong. Commands: with no head: unemotional, calm, controlled; with a high head: serious, strong. Interjections: with no head: calm, unsurprised, reserved; with a high head: very strong NOTES: All statements associated with tone groups containing falling n
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