A piece of utterance, a continuous stream of sounds, bounded by a fairly perceptible pause

A stretch of speech separated from other similar units by clear pauses.

Marks the limits of the utterances and parts of utterances in the speech flow

Helps organize speech into units that are easier to perceive and memorize

We make the important words in the utterance stand out

When we want to emphasise words in order to draw particular attention to them, we can

Prominence given to a syllable in a word is called

Stressing words in an utterance depends very much on the context, this is

The tendency to place the nuclear stress in a content word in utterance final position is

____ words are ____ important as they

repeat information that has already been given or already understood

____ forms of function words are used when the word is said in isolation or is being emphasized.

Prepositions on, off, in

As far as I know your sister is arriving tomorrow. – My cousin is arriving tomorrow.

The correct place of the nuclear tone in the underlined utterance is on the word

Why don’t you want to go for a walk? – It’s my final exam tomorrow.

The correct place of the nuclear tone in the underlined utterance is on the word

Define possible sound phenomena (in order of appearance): in the name of truth

Define possible sound phenomena (in order of appearance): deep breath

Define the appropriate nuclear tone(s) in the phrase: Where are you staying?

Define the appropriate nuclear tone(s) in the phrase: She studies at University. – At college.

Define the appropriate tones for the words in bold: I hope things will soon improve.