Define rising intonation and write two sentences as examples.

 

Rising intonation, also known as question intonation or rising intonation in English, is a linguistic phenomenon characterized by raising the pitch frequency at the end of a phrase or statement, giving the impression that a question is being asked or confirmation is requested. . This type of intonation can be used both in real questions and in statements that are not questions, in order to express doubt, uncertainty, interest or surprise.

Example 1: "Can you help me with this  English Phonetics task?" (In this case, the rising intonation clearly indicates that a question is being asked and an answer is expected.)

Example 2: “Today is Friday” (with rising intonation at the end of the sentence, it could be interpreted as if the person was seeking confirmation or validation of the information provided).

 


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