The Use of Rising and Falling Intonation in English

In English, there are basically two kinds of intonation: rising and falling and we use arrows to show indicate whether it isrising or falling...

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The Use of Rising and Falling Intonation in English

Intonation is the rise and fall of the voice in speaking. This is very crucial for communication. In English, there are basically two kinds of intonation: rising and falling and we use arrows to show indicate whether it is rising or falling. ↘ represents falling intonation while ↗ represents the rising one. Falling Intonation Falling intonation is when we lower our voice at the end of a sentence. This usually happens in: (a) Statements for example, • I like↘ bananas. • It is nice working with ↘you. • She travelled to↘ Eldoret. (b) W/H Questions • What is your ↘name? • Where do you ↘live? • How old are↘ you? • Who is this young↘ man? (c) Commands • Get out ↘now. • Give me the ↘money. • Close your ↘books. (d) Exclamatory sentences e.g. • What a wonderful ↘present! • How ↘nice of you Rising intonation Rising intonation is used when we lower our voices. It is used in: • General Questions e.g. Do you visit them↗ often? Have you seen ↗her? Are you ready to ↗start? Could you give me a↗ pen, …

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