The Fall rise, English tones. The fall rise

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1. Fall - rise tone

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3. Fall-rise tone

4. Fall - rise tone A: / I’m not really sure ,/ but I think I may have to cancel the meeting.// B: / I’m sorry about that // What’s the trouble ? // Has something come up ?// A: Well , actually / it’s my mother . // She needs to go into hospital / and she wants me / to take her there .//

5. Fall - rise tone A: / I’m not really  sure ,/ but I think I may have to ` cancel the meeting.// B: / I’m sorry about  that // What’s the ՝ trouble ? // Has something come  up ?// A: Well ,  actually / it’s my ՝ mother . // She needs to go into ՝ hospital / and she wants  me / to ՝ take her there .//

6. Fall-Rise tone-Meanings and uses Non finality //After  lunch,/ we could  call on  Mary//

7. Implication Contrast A: // Who is that ?// B: //I  know his  face / but I  can´t recall his  name // A: //Can we fix an appointment ?// B: // I could  see you on  Wednesday //

8. Contrast // On  weekdays / I  work / but on  Saturdays / I  don´t // //In  my opinion / he´s a  fool // Tentative A: // We need another player // B: // You could  ask  John//

9. Partial statement A:// What was the food like?// B: //Well the  fish was good// A: //What a lovely voice!// B: //  Yes/ she has a  lovely  voice//… (But I don´t think much of her as an actress) A: //I don´t think much of her as an actress// B: //She has a  lovely  voice//…( even if she can’t act)

10. Polite correction //I´m  sorry //(but I´m afraid it´s impossible) A: //She´s coming on Wednesday// B: //On  Thursday//