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INTONATION

INTONATION. Islam M. Abu Khater. What is it?. ► Intonation is the variation of pitch when speaking. ► One of the elements of linguistic prosody . ► Perhaps the most important element of a good accent.

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INTONATION

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  1. INTONATION Islam M. Abu Khater

  2. What is it? ►Intonation is the variation of pitch when speaking. ► One of the elements of linguistic prosody. ► Perhaps the most important element of a good accent.

  3. ► Intonation helps create the music of a language. (like notes in music) ► It is a part of communication. * the rise and fall of pitch in our voice plays a crucial role in how we express meaning. ► Intonation is the change of level of voice

  4. Importance of Intonation in Social Interaction TURN-TAKING: Giving the floor to another person or taking your turn in a conversation INFORMATION STRUCTURE :Major stress items pick out the most important words in the sentence .

  5. Word Stress vs. IntonationAre they different? STRESS - stress within a word - a syllable is said Louder, Longer at a higher pitch INTONATION • It goes beyond the word level. • - it’s a change in pitch within a group of words. • A long line of melody

  6. Kinds of Tones • Fall – gives the impression of finality • Rise- conveys an impression that something more is to follow. • Fall-Rise – shows limited agreement, uncertainty and doubt. • Rise-Fall – convey rather strong feelings of approval, disapproval or surprise • Level- tone is neutral and uninterested (usually calls “flat”)

  7. Intonation Pattern Two Basic Patterns 1. Falling Intonation 2. Rising Intonation

  8. What is falling intonation? ►A pattern in which your voice falls to a low pitch by the end of a thought group or statement.

  9. What does it communicate? Certainty You are telling a fact and/or you believe you are right. Finality Completion : You are done speaking. Your listener can now respond.

  10. Falling intonation ■ Declarative sentences ■ W H – questions ■ Commands

  11. Example: Erik builds flutes.// He began building flutes after college.// He has one flute of his very own.//

  12. What is rising intonation? conveys an impression that something more is to follow ■ YES/ NO questions ■ Open- choice alternative questions

  13. Rising Intonation Example: Is that Estelle with them? (Rising Intonation) He just won first place!

  14. Why teach intonation? • Awareness of intonation aids communication. (Difference it makes to meaning) • Incorrect intonation can result in misunderstandings, speakers losing interest or even taking offence! • As important as word choice

  15. What are the main means of improving intonation while teaching pronunciation? • the best way to achieve quick result is constant practicing • start listening to speech of native speakers as frequently as possible. • the most important is not only to listen to pronunciation, but to repeat phrases and try to imitate the speakers.

  16. THAT’S ALL and Thank you for listening!!

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