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Intonation Contours 2 and 2a and the Attitudes Conveyed by Them
Intonation Contour 2:(Low Pre-Head+) (Descending Head/High Head+) LOW RISE (+Tail)
Intonation Contour 2a:(Low Pre-Head+) Low Level Head + LOW RISE (+Tail)
Utterances pronounced with Intonation Contour 2soundnon- categoric, non-final and also can convey soothing, genuinely interested, friendlyattitudes.
Intonation Contour 2a renders the following attitudes and meanings: encouraging further conversation, casual, or calmly disapproving, warning, critical, menacing.
Intonation contours 2 and 2a can be used in statements, interrogative and imperative sentences, exclamations.
1. When used in statements, IC 2 makes them sound non-categoric, soothing and reassuring or even patronizing (it is a tone frequently used by adults to very young children). It may sometimes give a hint of self-confidence and self-reliance.
E.g. I 
promise I won’t 
tell 
anyone.
There’s nothing to worry a bout.
I’ll be back next week.
IC 2 is a typical contour for non-final sense-groups very closely connected with the following sense-group.
E.g. I’d no sooner set my eyes on him| (than I knew he was seriously 
ill).
We took the car| (and drove to London).
IC 2a may encourage further conversation or may be guarded, reprovingly critical, even grumbling; resentful, bored.
E.g. ( Have you been there?) – I have.
(You must a pologize.) – I don’t see why I should.
He didn’t help me.
2. The most typical intonation contour for general questions in unemphatic speech is IC 2. The speaker sounds generally interested, warm, friendly and reassuring.
E.g. Have you seen “The Ti tanic”?
Will there be room e nough for all of us?
Can I help you?
IC 2a gives a disapproving, sceptical ring to a general question.
E.g. Does it matter?
Are you sure this is the right de cision?
3. When pronounced with IC 2, special questions indicate that the speaker is sympathetically interested.
E.g. What’s your name?
How soon will you be back?
Date: 2016-01-03; view: 1217