WorksheetsIntonation: Accentual and Discourse Function
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is intonation?
the way that some words are emphasized or stressed
the way of the level of a speaker's voice changes to show meaning
stress on a word or a syllable in a sentence
What is correct about Falling tone
This tone is most commonly associated with a statement. It is said to give an impression of ‘finality’
This tone is used to convey rather strong feelings of approval, disapproval or surprise
This tone almost always conveys a feeling of saying something routine, uninteresting or boring
What are four functions of intonation?
attitudinal function, accentual function, syntactic function, discourse function
attitudinal function, intonational function, syntactic function, discourse function
A tone-unit is generally greater in size than a syllable.
True
False
An utterance expresses happiness or sadness due to the use of intonation.
True
False
When listing items, the acceptable tone goes up on items and down on the last one.
True
False
Which answer has the wrong characteristics of an accentual function of intonations?
the placing of tonic stress on marks out the most important word in the tone-unit.
the term accentual is derived from "accent" (used by some writers to indicate stress)
the intonation reflect the mood or attitude of the speaker
it implies that the placement of stress is something determined by intonation
What is the most common position for tonic syllable?
first lexical word
middle lexical word
last lexical word
Which one is not true regarding the discourse function of intonation?
can signal to the listener what is to be taken as a new information and what is already given
involves the regulation of conversational behavior and attention focusing
used to reflect the mood of the speaker
convey what kind of response is expected
Intonation subordination can be achieved by:
Dropping the pitch
Reducing the speed
Lowering the loudness
All of the above
"I have to take the dog to the vet"
In terms of information content, the word 'vet' is stressed because...
more predictable
high information content
less information content
less predictable
A : That was a difficult test.
B : That was a difficult test.
What is the correct statement regarding A and B
A is emphatic stress
B is emphatic stress
B is non-emphatic stress
A is not stressed
