BNP 2 year

According to the directional type of nuclear _____ Basic Intonation Patterns are divided into 4 main groups.

• pitch range

• pitch change

• pitch width

This contour has a strong interrogative force transforming any sentence-type into a question.

• High (Stepping) Head + Mid Wide Rise Contour

• High (Stepping) Head + High Narrow Rise Contour

• High (Stepping) Head + Low Wide Rise Contour

This contour sounds non-categoric, encouraging further conversation, sympathetic  and friendly

• High (Stepping) Head + Mid Wide Rise Contour

• High (Stepping) Head + High Narrow Rise Contour

• High (Stepping) Head + Low Wide Rise Contour

Low Head + Low Narrow Rise Contour

• shows disbelief and disappointment, often used in echo-questions

• conveys neutral attitude

• sounds calm, reserved, casual, disapproving

______contours all sound definite and complete, yet each of them has a clearly distinct range of meanings.

• The Falling tone

• The Rising tone

• The Falling-Rising tone

• The Rising-Falling tone

High (Stepping) Head + Mid Wide (or Low Narrow) Fall Contour sounds

• neutral, weighty, serious

• assertive, insistent

• calm, reserved, phlegmatic

The basic meaning of the ______ pattern is implicatory

• The Falling Tone

• The Rising Tone

• The Falling-Rising Tone

• The Rising-Falling Tone

It shows strong emotional involvement – delighted, challenging, hostile, ironical, or complacent attitude 

• The Falling Tone

• The Rising Tone

• The Falling-Rising Tone

• The Rising-Falling Tone

_____increases the overall prominence of an utterance making it more emotional and expressive.

• The High Level Head

• The GDSH

• The Sliding Head

• The Low Head

a: I asked her a question. b: And what was the answer, dear? (concerned)

• RF

• FR/HF

• LH+LNR