1. Why do all the patterns with the Rise-Fall have occasional emphatic usage?
2. How do they all sound? Give your own examples.
3. Suppose you want to sound impressed, awed, smug or challenging. What pattern would you choose for it?
4. If you want to sound antagonistic, censorious and disclaiming responsibility, what pattern would suit this occasion?
GROUP IV. LOW RISE
| Common non-emphatic usage | Patterns |
| One (Low Pre-Nucleus+) Low Rise (+Tail) Two. (Low Pre-Head + ) Falling Head + Low Rise ( + Tail) Three. (Low Pre-Head + ) High (Medium) Level Head + Low Rise (+ Tail) | |
| Common emphatic usage | Four. (Low Pre-Head + ) Low Level Head + Low Rise (+ Tail) |
| Occasional emphatic usage | Five. (Low Pre-Head-H Stepping Head+Low Rise ( + Tail) Six. (Low Pre-Head + ) Scandent Head + Low Rise ( + Tail) Seven. High Pre-Nucleus + Low Rise ( + Tail) |
Patterns One, Two, Three (No Head, Falling Head, High (Medium) Level Head)sound non-categoric, encouraging further conversation. They can also sound:
in statements — soothing, reassuring, sometimes sur-
prised and disbelieving;
in general questions — genuinely interested;
in special questions — friendly or sympathetically interest-
ed, sometimes puzzled, wondering;
in imperatives (requests) — soothing, reassuring, encouraging;
in exclamations — friendly, airy, casual.
No Head Falling Head High Medium