1.Requests with the Low Rise preceded by the Falling or the
High (Medium) Level Heads sound soothing, encouraging, per
haps calmly patronising, eg:
-* Don't ,move. (H. L. H.)
I Come and 'stay with us a, gain soon. (F. H.)
2. Requests with the Fall-Rise (with the Falling Head or the
High (Medium) Level Head) or without Head sound pleading,
eg:
xTry ,not to. (No Head)
V Don't for'get to reNmind ,me. (F. H.)
Intonation Patterns and Imperatives (Summary)
| A. Commands | |
| 1. (Low Pre-Nucleus +) Low Fall l + Tail) (Low Pre-Head +) Falling Head + Low Fall ( + Tail) (Low Pre-Head + ) High (Level) Head + Low Fall + Tail | powerful, intense. serious |
| 2. (Low Pre-Nucleus +) High Fall ( + Tail) (Low Pre-Head +) Falling Head + High Fall ( +Tail) (Low Pre-Head + ) High (Medium) Level Head + High Fall ( + Tail) | suggesting-a course of action, very strong |
| 3. Low Fall ( + Tail) | unemotional, calm, controlled, cold |
Continued
| Â. Requests | |
| (Low Pre-Nucleus +) Low Rise (+ Tail) | soothing, encouraging, |
| ILow Pre-Head +) Falling Head + Low | calmly patronising |
| Rise (+ Tail) | |
| (Low Pre-Head +) High (Medium) Level | |
| Head + Low Rise (+ Tail) | |
| (Low Pre-Nucleus + ) Fall-Rise ( + Tail) | "1 |
| (Low Pre-Head +) Falling Head + Fall-Rise | |
| (+ Tail) | > pleading |
| (Low Pre-Head +) High (Medium) Level | |
| Head + Fall-Rise (+ Tail) | J |
| IiXCLAMATIONS |