Similar presentations:
MfZXatz1E3bc6RV1D7NfPxC8xOnbuXoNQtJ3Wdf2
1.
Intonation of the EnglishLanguage
LECTURE 8
2.
??Intonation?
?
3.
Intonationmelody (pitch of the voice),
sentence stress,
temporal characteristics
duration,
tempo,
pausation,
timbre,
rhythm
4.
??Functions of intonation?
?
5.
Functions of Intonationgrammatical
emotional
Functions
informational
textual
psychological
indexical
6.
Grammatical Function7.
Functions of IntonationEmotional function
Informational function
I’ve got a new book.
I bought four books
8.
Functions of IntonationTextual function
radio news-reading
sports commentary
Psychological function
perceiving, memorizing
Indexical function
personal / social identity
9.
Functions of Intonation• sex
• age
Extra-linguistic • social status
factors
• personal traits
• emotions
Speech
registers
• Intonation styles
10.
??Intonation Styles?
?
11.
Prosodic parametersPitch
tone
tune = melody
12.
Prosodic parametersRange (diapason)
1/3 of pitch range
13.
Prosodic parametersLoudness
amplitude
14.
Prosodic parameters: PausesOne-unit pause
Two-unit pause
Three-unit pause
Within intonation group
15.
Prosodic parameters: PausesPauses
filled
unfilled
16.
She is the most ≀ charming girl I’veever seen.
She is rather a … good student.
Where does she live? – Um, not very far
from here.
17.
Prosodic parameters: PausesPauses
syntactic
emphatic
hesitation
18.
Prosodic parametersTimbre of the voice
emotions
moods
19.
Prosodic parametersSentence stress
Accented
words
Force of
utterance
Changes in
pitch
20.
?Stress vs Accent
?
21.
Sentence stressaccent
stress
• Nuclear stress
• Non-nuclear
stress
• full
• partial
22.
Prosodic parametersRhythm
Rhythm units
Stress shift
Unstressed
syllables
proclitics
enclitics
23.
Which unstressed syllables arepronounced faster?
?Proclitics vs Enclitics?
24.
Prosodic parametersTempo
When are we likely to speak fast?
When are we likely to speak slowly?
25.
Intonation patternPitch movements
+
Tempo of speech
=
Intonation pattern
26.
Intonation patternSyntagm
Pauses (stops of phonation)
Intonation group
27.
Intonation pattern•Pre-head
•Head (+Nucleus)
•Tail
28.
Types of Nuclei29.
Types of HeadsHeads
Level
Ascending
Descending
30.
Types of HeadsStepping
Falling/Rising
Sliding
Scandent