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SOME BASIC FACTS AND PRINCIPLES GENERALITIES

S S S    Intonationis SYSTEMATIC

SIGNIFICANT

SPECIFIC

PHONOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS

T T T The 3 choices

in the phonology of intonation

TONALITY

TON1CITY

TONĘ

BASIC CONSTITUENTS, UNITS and NOTIONS A SYLLABLE

AFOOT A unit of rhythm; (1 to 6 or 7 syllables [as a maximum])

A TONĘ GROUP A unit of intonation; (1 to 10 oi' 1 2 feet [as a maximum] A TUNE (A unit of ‘TONE’/a distinctive CONTOU R)

NEUTRAL MARKED GIVEN    NEW

FUNCTIONS and MEANING (A TTITUDINA L ME ANIN G) NEUTRAL TONALITY (one TG per clause)

NEUTRAL TONICITY (on the last relevant word) NEUTRAL TONĘ

Statements    -    FALL

Wh-questions    -    FALL

Commands    -    FALL

[nterjections    -    FALL

Yes/No questions    -    RISE