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No Head	Falling Head High Medium Level Head Level Head
eg Statements:	It's very expensive. (No Head.)

^vCan't i'magine how it's ^xdone. (F. H) I can -hardly beMieve it. (H. L. H.)

Special questions:

*-What's the 'price of a 'single 'third

class 4icket? (F. H.) -What did you ^xsay? (H. L. H.)

Imperatives (commands): Exclamations:

^Come as 'soon as you Van. (F. H.) -Throw it aSvay. (H. L. H.)

^How 'very ^vnoble of you! (F. H.) - Good for Vou! (H. L H.)

Note: If general questions are asked with the High Fall they sound very insistent and business-like, eg:

V Would he 'listen to *me? (F. H.) -♦Canhe Voveit? (H. L. H.)

Pattern Four.Intonation groups or sentences pronounced with the Rising Head + High Fallsound protesting, querulous, irritated, disapproving. In special questions, imperatives and ex­clamations they can sound with notes of unpleasant, critical or affronted surprise.

 

eg Statements: .We've been 'waiting for ^xages.

Special questions: ^Why did you de'cide to do *that?
Imperatives ^Tell him it 'isn't ^vgood

(commands):
Exclamations: _?Not in the Meast!

OCCASIONAL EMPHATIC USAGE

Pattern Five.The Stepping Headwith the High Fallcan be

also pronounced with attitudes common for Patterns One, Two, Three, but very often has some edifying, scolding and instructive effect; it can also have persuasive appeal: