INTONATION: speech music; it indicates mood and meaning

Three ways to make intonation

1.Make it louder or raise the volume. This is not a very sophisticated way of doing it, but it will definitely command attention.

2. Streeeeeeeeeeeeetch the word out or lengthen the word that you want to draw attention.

3. Change pitch. It will make your audience stop and listen because they think you’re going to say something interesting.

STAIRCASE INTONATION:

          Bob… is … on…  the… phone.



Bob                                  foun.
          is

                   on
                
                         the  


Ba bizan the foun.

We’re here.

We
        ‘re
                he
                        re.

No


No
          Ou


STAIRCASE INTONATION
Dogs                bones.
            eat

1.        Mike likes bikes.
2.        Elsa wants a book.
3.        Adam plays pool.
4.        Bobby needs some money,
5.        Susie combs her hair.
6.        John lives in France.
7.        Nelly teaches French.

EXERCISES
Noun intonation
1.        Bob sees Betty.
2.        Betty knows Bob.
3.        Ann and Ed call the kids.
4.        Jan sells some apples.
5.        Jean sells cars.
6.        Bill and I fix the bikes.
7.        Carl hears Bob and me.
8.        Dogs eat bones.
9.        The girls have a choice.
10.         The kids like the candy.

Pronoun intonation
1.        He sees her.
2.        She knows him.
3.        They call them.
4.        She sells some.
5.        She sells them.
6.        We fix them.
7.        He hears us,
8.        They eat them.
9.        They have one.
10.        They like it.

Mixed
1. They need something.
2. Kevin eats kimchi.
3. She should call someone.
4. Jack killed a man.
5. They bought stuff.

MORE INTONATION:
Noun
1.        It’s a nail.
2.        It’s a cake.
3.        It’s a tub.
4.        It’s a drive.
5.        It’s a door.
6.        It’s a card.
7.        It’s a spot.
8.        It’s a book.

Adjective

1.        It’s short.
2.        It’s chocolate.
3.        It’s hot.
4.        It’s hard.
5.        It’s black.
6.        There are four.
7.        It’s small.
8.        It’s good.

Noun and Adjective

1.        It’s a short nail.
2.        It’s a chocolate cake.
3.        It’s a good plan.
4.        It’s a guarded gate.
5.        It’s a wide river.

INTONATION AND WORD STRESS
I = I didn't say he stole the money.  Someone ELSE said it.

(it's true that somebody said it, but I wasn't that person)

Didn't = I DIDN'T say he stole the money. THAT'S not TRUE at ALL.

(someone has accused me and I'm protesting my innocence.)

Say = I didn't SAY he stole the money. i only SUGGESTED the POSSIBILITY.

(Maybe ihinted it. Maybe i wrote it. In some way, i indicated that he stole the money, but i didn't say it.)

He = I didn't say HE stole the money. I think someone ELSE took it.

(I think someone stole the money, only not the person you suspect did it.)

Stole = I didn't say he STOLE the money. Maybe he just BORROWED it.

(I agree that he took it, but I think his motive was different.)

The = I didn't say he stole THE money, but rather some OTHER money.

(We agree that he stole the money, but I don't think it's this money.)

Money = I didn't say he stole the MONEY. He may have taken some JEWELRY.

(We agree that he's a thief, but we think he stole different things.)



[Notice that in the first half of the sentences nothing changes but the intonation.]