The Low Pre-Head The Low Pre-Nucleus

The Low Pre-Head may occur before any head and the Low Pre-Nucleus is usually heard before all the nuclear tones.

(b) If unstressed or partially stressed syllables are
pronounced higher or on the same level as the first stressed
syllable of the head the pre-head is called high. In High Pre-
Nucleus these syllables are higher than the start of the nuclear
tone or on the same level, eg:

~I don't Vwant to 'go to the ₄cinema. ~I don't ^vwant it.