II. Note the difference in the placement and type of pauses, as well as the number and length of intonation-groups in reading an extract of fiction and spontaneous speech
a) ¯With a ↗nervous ‚sniff the ˈwhite ‚Rabbit ↗clapped his ↗watch ˙into his ‚pocket,│ˈscurried the ‚field and ˈdisapˌpeared down a ˈlarge ˈrabbit-˙hole under the \hedge. ˆBurning with curi\osity ˆAlice ˙raced ‘after him│and ↘not ˙stopping to ↘think for a ˇmoment she “dived into the ‘rabbit-hole. It ˈseemed ˆvery ˌdark in the ‘area in‚side after the ˈsunlit ˇfield and ˇAlice ˈin her ˙anˌxiety to ˈcatch ˙up with the ˈwhite \Rabbit,│quite for‚got to ↗look ↗where she was ‘going,│ and ˈfound herself ‚falling ˙down a “very “deep \well. ˈDown, >down, >down she \went. b) ‘Oh, it’s ↘nice to ↘see you a‚gain, ˇafter all these weeks. ‘Four ‚weeks ¦ do ‘seem a ˙long \time. I "really en‘joyed myself. ¯Oh, \yes. ˈYes, the "weather was fan“tastic,│and there was ˈlots of ˈthings to \do. You "never got ˇbored there. We went ‚swimming and ‚riding and ‚sightseeing. ¯Oh, yes,│I’ve ˌbrought ˈlots of ˙souvenirs \bасk. Must ˆshow you,│I’ve ˈnot been unˇpacked yet. \Yes,│I spent ˈlots and ˈlots of ‚time ˈtalking to the ‘people. They are ˈvery ˆfriendly. I ˈdidn’t have much ‘trouble,│ ˈnot after the ‘first couple of \weeks. I got to ˈknow all a“bout them,│their ‚customs and tra‚ditions. Oh, I’ll “always remember ˌthat. Yes, I’ll have to ˈshow you my ˆphotographs│as soon as I’ve un‚packed.
III. Compare the intonation of the identical sentences in the following pairs of formal and informal conversations. Note the tendency towards rising, falling-rising and rising-falling nuclear tones, high prehead, higher general pitch and faster tempo in informal conversations. 1. a) – It’s a ‘nice ‚cafe. But I’m a↘fraid we shall ˙have to \leave.(fast) – ‘Oh, ‘Kate, ¯just a ‘few minutes ‚more ... – ¯All ‚right. But ˈdon't be ˙late for the ˇtrain. It ‘leaves in ˌhalf an ˌhour, ‘you b) – ˈHere is a ‘ticket ˌfor you. And ↘don’t be ↘late for the ‘train. – ˌWhen does it ‘leave? – In ˈtwo ‘hours. ˈTry to be “ready by ˌthat ‚time. 2. a) – ˈDo you re˙member his ‘telephone ‚number? (fast) – ˌYes, I ‘do. – ˈRing him ‘up. ˈAsk him to ˙come to ‘see me, ’would you? – ˈTry to˙do it to‘day. (fast) I ˈneed to ‘see him ˈstraight a‘way. – ¯All ‚right. b) – ˈDo you ˙know his ‘telephone ˌnumber? – ‘Yes, I ‘do. – ˈRing him ‘up then. ˈAsk him to ‘come and ‘see me, ˌwill you? ˈTry to ↘do it to‘day. I ‘need to ‚see him aˌbout an ˙urgent ‘matter. – \Yes, sir. 3. a) – I’d ˈlike to ‘ask you, sir, ˈwhether you could ‘see me next ˌweek. – ‘Certainly. – ˈWhat ˙time’s con↘venient for ‘you? – ˈCome whenˈever you are >free. – ˇThank you. b) – ¯Hal‚lo, ˙Ann. I’d ↘like you to ↘help me with my ‘maths. I’m ↘taking an e↘xam ‘next week, you ‚know. (fast) – With ‘pleasure. – ˈWhat ˙time’s con‘venient for ‘you? – ˈCome whenever you are ˆfree. – ‘Thank you. 4. a) – ˈWhat about that ˆpicture, Dave? Do you ˈthink it would ˙go ‘well on that ‘wall? (fast) – ‘No, I ˈthink it would be ˇbetter on the ˙wall ˙facing the ‘window. (fast) – I ↘think so ‘too. ¯Help me to ‚move it ˙then. (fast) b) – ˈLook at this ‘map. ˈIsn’t it ˈtoo ˈhigh ˙up to ’see? – ‘Yes, I ‘think so, ˌsir. ¯It would be ↘better a ↘few ˙inches ‘lower. – ˈHelp me to ‘move it ˌthen. 5. a) – ‘Listen, ‚Joe, I ↘can’t ˙find the ↘register ˇanywhere. ˆSure I ˙put it in my ‘drawer ‚yesterday. – Are you ’sure? (fast) – ˌAbso‘lutely. b) – If you ˈwant to ˙get to the ‘post-‚office, ˈturn to the ‘right. Perˌhaps, it’s the ‘shortest ‚way. (slow) – ˈAre you ‚sure? ¯I am in a ˇhurry. (fast) – Of \course, I’m ‚sure. 6. a) – It’s ˇlate and I am ˈfeeling ‘tired. And I’m a bit ‘chilly on such a ‚day. (fast) – ¯Have you ˈordered ‘tea? – ‘Yes,│ I ¯here ˙comes the ‘waiter ˌnow.(fast) – ‘Good. b) – It’s ˈnearly ‘5, sir. ˈHave you ˙ordered ‚tea? – ‘Yes,│ but I ˈdon’t ˙know ˙why it ˈhasn’t ˇcome yet.
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