WorksheetsFunctions of Intonation
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
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, grammatical function, discourse function
attitudinal function, intonational function, syntactical function, discourse function
attitudinal function, intonational function, coversational 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
The intonation of Question-tags is often quoted as a case of a difference in meaning being due to the difference in _______ and _______ intonation
(a)
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.
it implies that the placement of stress is something determined by intonation
the term accentual is derived from "accent" (used by some writers to indicate stress)
the intonation reflect the mood or attitude of the speaker
"What a beautiful day"
Rising-falling tone said?
confusingly
genuinely
sarcasticly
enthusiasticly
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 behaviour and attention focusing
is used to reflect the mood of speaker
convey what kind of response is expected
Which components that are characteristic of speech which are always express and observable while speech is going on?
Width of pitch range
Loudness
Speed
Pause
"I have to take the dog to the vet"
In terms of information content, the word 'vet' is stressed because...
more predictable and less information content
less predictable and high information content
more predictable and high information content
less predictable and less information content
Which function of intonation allows us to express emotion: interest, joy, surprise?
Discourse function
Attitudinal function
Grammatical function
Accentual function
"What a beautiful day"
Rising tone said?
confusingly
genuinely
sarcasticly
enthusiastically
"Those who sold quickly made a profit." means: "A profit was made by those who sold quickly."
True
False
In term of (a) , tonic stress is placed on the word that is the most important.
