INTONATION

 INTONATION: The variation of tone used when speaking.

What is intonation?
Intonation is about how we say things, rather than what we say. Without intonation, it's impossible to understand the expressions and thoughts that go with words.
Listen to somebody speaking without paying attention to the words: the 'melody' you hear is the intonation. It has the following features:

• It's divided into phrases, also known as 'tone-units'.

• The pitch moves up and down, within a 'pitch range'. Everybody has their own pitch range. Languages, too, differ in pitch range. English has particularly wide pitch range.

• In each tone unit, the pitch movement (a rise or fall in tone, or a combination of the two) takes place on the most important syllable known as the 'tonic-syllable'. The tonic-syllable is usually a high-content word, near the end of the unit.

• These patterns of pitch variation are essential to a phrase's meaning. Changing the intonation can completely change the meaning.
  
  Example:
  • Say: 'It's raining'.
  • Now say it again using the same words, but giving it different meaning. You could say it to mean 'What a surprise!', or 'How annoying!',or 'That's great!'. There are many possibilities.

NOTE :)

RISING INTONATION- IS ANSWERABLE BY YES OR NO 

1.Do you think his funny?

2.Is your father handsome?

3.Can you sing?

4.Is this your school?

5.Do you eat Adobo?

FALLING INTONATION- IS A SENTENCE, A QUESTION THAT IS NOT ANSWERABLE BY YES OR NO..................But it is answerable by a sentence or a statement.

1.What is the brand of your pencil?

2What is your Sister's name?

3.What is the 4 fundamental oppertions?

4.My sister is hard working.

5.What's your name?