Intonation and Stress

1.1 Glide/stress on important words (thematic salience) (falling) Read these sentences: Hes a teacher Its difficult for them She wants to jump Mark the intonation: Hes a teacher Its difficult for them She wants to jump Consider the following: \I love your mothers cooking. I \love your mothers cooking. I love \your mothers cooking. I love your \mothers cooking. I love your mothers \cooking. 1.2 Definite statements (falling) Read these sentences: We bought a new house They came back from Malaysia yesterday I was very pleased

Mark the intonation: We bought a new house They came back from Malaysia yesterday I was very pleased 1.3 WH-questions (falling) Read these sentences: What did you do? Whos over there? Where did Marcus go?

Mark the intonation: What did you do? Whos over there? Where did Marcus go? 1.4 YES/NO questions (rising) Read these sentences: Is that your brother? Would you like some tea? Does your friend smoke?

Mark the intonation: Is that your brother? Would you like some tea? Does your friend smoke? 1.5 Tag questions (fall, rise) Read these sentences: They are sweet, arent they? You would want to go, wouldnt you? I think she is better, isnt she?

Mark the intonation: They are sweet, arent they? You would want to go, wouldnt you? I think she is better, isnt she? 1.6 Contrast (fall-rise, then fall) Read these sentences: Shes nice, but not that nice The singer was good, but the others were awful. The teacher was good, but she lacks patience. Mark the intonation: Shes nice, but not that nice The singer was good, but the others were awful. The teacher was good, but she lacks patience. 1.7 Incomplete phrases (neutral/rising) Read these sentences: I would like to have sausages, cream, butter, bacon, mustard, onions, garlic, sugar, and salt Mark the intonation: I would like to have sausages, cream, butter, bacon, mustard, onions, garlic, sugar, and salt