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    TONE GROUP (OR TONE UNIT)

    Student: Areli Luna Navarro


    Teacher: Toni Marrufo.
    TONE
     TYPES OF TONES
     The overall behavior of  Fall (A Falling Tone)
    pitch, i.e., the different  Low Rise (A Rising
    changes or movements Tone)
    the pitch can show in a  High Rise (A Rising
    syllable. The different
    Tone)
    tones make the voice go
     Fall Rise (followed by
    upwards and downwards
    in a tone group. Fall)
    FALL (A FALLING TONE)

    Where is
    the PENcil?
    I'll report you to
    the HEADmaster · I've spoken with
    the CLEAner.

    Go and see a DOCtor. Take a SEAT.
     Requests or orders have a  Exclamations
    falling tone too.

    Call him IN.
     Yes/No questions and tag  In a Yes/No question structure,
    questions seeking or if the speaker uses a falling
    tone, we assume that he
    expecting confirmation can be
    already knows the answer, or
    uttered with a falling tone. at least he is sure that he
    And the response to it may be knows, and the purpose of
    lengthened. Consider the asking the question, as far as
    following example: the speaker is concerned, is to
     a)You like it, DON'T you? put the answer on record. In
    b) YEES. the following exchange, the
    speaker is sure to get a 'Yes'
    answer from the addressee:
     a) Have you MET him?
    b) YES.
    ·

    LOW RISE (A RISING TONE)


     A) Isn't he NICE
     Compare the above example with the following example,
    which is uttered with a falling tone, and which can only
    have one appropriate answer in the context:
     a) Isn't he NICE
    b) YES.
     Other examples which are uttered with a rising tone are:

     · Do you want some COFfee?

     · Do you take CREAM in your coffee?


    HIGH RISE (A RISING TONE)

     a) I'm taking up TAxidermy this autumn.


    b) Taking up WHAT? (clarification)
     a) She passed her DRIving test.
    b) She PASSED? (disbelief)
    FALL RISE (FOLLOWED BY FALL)

     · Private enterPRISE /  ·
    is always EFficient. When I passed my REAdi
     · A quick tour of the CIty ng test / I
    / would be NICE. was VEry happy.
     · PreSUmably /  · If

    he thinks he CAN. you SEE him / give my 


     · Usually / MESsage
    he comes on SUNday.
     · I WON'T deliver  · He joined the ARmy /
    the goods / unless I and spent all
    receive the PAYment. his time in ALdershot.
    ·  · My sister who is
    The moon revolves aroun a NURSE /
    d the EARTH / as has ONE child.
    we ALLknow.
     · Private enterprise is
    always EFficient /
    whereas public ownership
     means INefficient.
    FALL-RISE + LOW RISE

    · If I HELPED you /
    would you try aGAIN?
    ·
    Despite its DRAWbacks /
    do you favor it or NOT?
    FALL + FALL

     It's a bit TOO good to be true / ISN'T it?


     Ann said she'd help as much as
    she COULD / NATUrally.
     She's 28 years OLD / and lives in GiPPSland
    TH
    AN
    K
    S

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