English Pronunciation for Communication Intonation in Communication WANG GUIZHEN English faculty Guangdong University of foreign Studies
1 English Pronunciation for Communication Intonation in Communication WANG GUIZHEN English Faculty Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
Intonation: Why? A. It shows the relationship of words within and between sentences; B. It tells something about the feeling of the speaker
2 Intonation: Why? A. It shows the relationship of words within and between sentences; B. It tells something about the feeling of the speaker
II. Structure of English Intonation P=Pre-head H= Head N= Nucleus a
3 II. Structure of English Intonation P = Pre-head H = Head N = Nucleus T = Tail
Elements in an intonation unit The nucleus: the stressed syllable of the last 调核 prominent word in a tone unit The tail: any syllable or syllables that may 调尾 follow the nucleus The head: the part of a tone unit that extends from 调头 the first stressed syllable up to the nucleus The pre-head: any unstressed syllable or syllables that 调冠 may precede the head -or the nucleus if there is no head
4 ◼ Elements in an intonation unit ◼ The nucleus: the stressed syllable of the last 调核 prominent word in a tone unit ◼ The tail: any syllable or syllables that may 调尾 follow the nucleus ◼ The head: the part of a tone unit that extends from 调头 the first stressed syllable up to the nucleus ◼ The pre-head: any unstressed syllable or syllables that 调冠 may precede the head - or the nucleus, if there is no head
We are LEARNing a FOReign LANGuage. P一 P= Pre-head H= Head N= Nucleus T=Ta
5 ◼ We are LEARNing a FOReign LANGuage. ◼ P H N T ◼ P = Pre-head ◼ H = Head ◼ N = Nucleus ◼ T = Tail