D. The Broken Descending Stepping Head
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C. The Scandent Head
B. The Sliding Head
A. The Stepping Head
· He was 'two 'hours 'late a`gain today (descending)
· You'd ,better 'try and 'make `sure (ascending)
· 'Pray don't 'mention his 'name a`gain (level)
· æTell him eæxactly what you æthink (descending)
· æSeven æhundred a æweek (ascending)
· æTry æone æmore then (level)
· äDon't foräget to re`mind me about that (descending)
· I äthought you'd aläready `gone (ascending)
· äCome änext `Sunday (level)
· I 'warned 'Kathy a'bout that 'three or áfour `times
· He had 'never seen a 'city so inácredibly `strange
· The 'second 'floor is comápletely `different
8. ² From the given conversational contexts pick out the utterances with the Stepping and the High Heads. Explain the changes in the pitch can create a difference in the degree of formality.
1. - ‾Hallo. My 'name is 'Fred ̖Dunkan. 'Could I 'talk to ‚Linda, ·please?
a. I'll 'find ·out if 'she is at `home.
b. ̖̖̖Right.
c. ˇSorry, } but she 'won't ·be back until ̖Monday.
d. Can you 'tell her to 'ring me when she 'gets ‚back?
e. With `pleasure.
2. – 'Have you ·just ar'rived?
- On `Monday. I 'rang ·up `yesterday, } but there 'wasn't ·anyone who ·knew when you'd be `in.
- ̖Well ‚now } I'd ælove to have a ̖̖̬chat with you, | but it's a 'bit `awkward this ‚morning. The 'trouble `is } I've 'got a 'man coming to `see me in a ,few ‚minutes and 'don't ·know } just ·how 'long the ·business'll ̖̖̖take.
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