Fonética Entonación

1. The Low Drop
(High Head) + Low Fall In STATEMENTS: with no head, cool, detached, dispassionate, reserved, dull, possibly grim or surly; with a high head, judicial, weighty, and considered. »So heØhas In WH-Questions with no head: detached, flat, unsympathetic, even hostile; with a high head: searching, serious, intense, urgent »How on ˙earth does he ˙keep it Øup? In YES-NO QUESTIONS with nohead uninterested, hostile; with a high head: serious, urgent »Is ØJohn Ìgoing to coÌoperate? In Commands with no head, unemotional calm, controlled, cold; with a high head: very serious and strong.»Now reØpeat the Ìprocess! In Interjections with no head: calm, reserved, self-posessed; with a high head – very strong »Vg`s ` chr`oØonhmsldms

2. The High Drop
(High Head) + High Fall InSTATEMENTS: conveying a sense of involvement, light, airy. »Just a˙cross the ›road. In WH-Questions: brisk, business-like, considered »Gnv knmf hr gd ˙rs`xhmf ›to Ìgdqd-

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In YES-NO QUESTIONS willing todiscuss, but not urgently, sometimes sceptical: Does it »really make ˙very much ›difference? (in question tags used as independent comments) mildly surprised acceptance of listeners premises ›Am I? InCommands: suggesting a course of action and not worrying whether they are being obeyed: ›Force yourself to Ìdrink it. In Interjections: Mildly surprised, not so self-possessed: Well if it »isn't ˙oldTom! ›

3. The Take-Off
(Low Head) + Low Rise In STATEMENTS: encouraging further conversation, guarded reserving judgement, appealing to the listener to change his mind, deprecatory, resentfulYou're «home òearly to˙day. in non-final word groups, deprecatory It òworks. In WH-Questions: with the nuclear tone on the interrogative word, wondering, mildly puzzling; otherwise, very calm butdisapproving. «Which did òyou pre˙fer then? In YES-NO QUESTIONS: disapproving, sceptical «Are you òreally ˙sorry? In Commands: (beginning with Don't) appealing to the listener to change his mind; (in a...