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FALL RISE FALL-RISE RISE-FALL

Definitive Encouraging Implicational


Default tone Alternative tone Implies
Finality, completeness, Polite, friendly,/soothing reservation, -
confidence (w/ high head), polite tentative (I’m not
corrections, uptalk sure)
Definitive - - -
Definitive Contradict
Default tone To contradict what the
- -
Yes, I have other person has just said:
Yes, I have
Definitive Encouraging
- -
Default tone
Insistent Yes/No rise
Alternative tone Default tone
Tag questions: Tag questions: genuinely
assumes the other asking for information
- -
person will agree
Elliptical questions:
surprise, scepticism,
accept an opinion
Definitive Encouraging Implicational -
Definitive Encouraging
Default tone Alternative tone
Greetings Call the attention - -
Genuine gratitude

Reinforcing Limiting/trailing Limiting/leading


Alternative
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At least, at any rate, by
the way
Limiting/trailing Limiting/leading

- -

If a fall is used, then it Yes/No rise


becomes a wh- Default tone
- -
question Asking for clarification
Checking understanding
Initial position: Initial position in own IP Initial position in
Straightforward Final position after a fall own IP -
greeting or exclamation
Doubt Irony Interest Surprise

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