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Compound Tunes in English

COMPOUND
TUNES
CHECK IF YOU KNOW THE WORDS.
PRONOUNCE THEM CORRECTLY AND
GIVE RUSSIAN EQUIVALENTS
Perceive – [ pə’sɪ:v ] –
осознавать, различать.
Identify – [aɪ’dentɪfaɪ] –
опознавать.
Peculiarities – [ pɪˌkju:lɪˈærɪtɪz ] –
особенности
Resemblance – [ rɪ’zəmbləns] –
сходство.
A heterogeneous head – [ het(ə)rə(ʊ)ˈʤɪ:nɪəs] неоднородная гетерогенная шкала.
Departure – [dɪpɑ:ʧə] –
отклонение.
GIVE ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS
Гетерогенная шкала –
a heterogeneous head.
Сходство –
resemblance
Особенности –
peculiarities
Составной тональный контур –
a compound tune
Intonation groups having more
than one kinetic tone are called
compound tunes.
Compound tunes (i.e. more than one
kinetic tone in an intonation group) make
speech more expressive.
e.g. :
Yes≀ ˈthat’s what I’m ‵doing
Yes≀‵that’s what I’m ‵doing
The character of the pitch-change in the
prenuclear part of an intonation-group is
perceived by the listener and identified as a
kinetic tone.
Yet, this intonation group is not split into
smaller parts.
E.g.:
 ˉGood ˊnight; ˌah no; the ˈhour is ‶ill.
 ‵Then it will ‶be good ‚night
 ˈHow can I ‵call the lone ˌnight
good
 ˈBe it ˈnot ‶said „though ˈunderstood
 The ˈnight ‶is ˌgood - because my love
 ‵They ‚never ‶say good ˌnight
So we can call a tune compound if:

There are no pauses after the prenuclear kinetic tones;
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Non-final accents link closely within an intonation group.
e.g. :
And ‶men have ‶lost their reason.
ˌYes ˆBrutus says he was ambitious.
ˉAnd ˎgrievously hath ↘Ceasar ˆanswered it.
Do compound tunes resemble you
any other element of intonation
structure ???
You ‵can’t be ‵taken ‵seriously.
High Fall + High Fall
Yes ‚Brutus ˈsays it was ˙am‵bitious.
Low Rise + High Fall
’What a ’splendid ‵summer
High Rise + High Rise
HOWEVER
In a Compound Tune the departure from
a static pitch pattern of the prenuclear
stress is rather more vivid than in a Head
The expressive power of a Compound
Tune is greater when kinetic tones are
made emphatic.
e.g. :‵What ‵awful ˎweather ! => ‶What ‶awful weather!
ˈDid you go ’back and ’ask ? => "Did you go ”back and ask ?
Compound Tunes – are intonation groups having more than one kinetic tone. They make speech more expressive.
e.g.: It ‵saves me the ‚trouble of ˈlearning ˈforeign languages myˇself.
A tune is compound of:
 There are no pauses after the prenuclear kinetic tones
 Non-final accents link closely within an intonation-group
’What a ’splendid ‵summer
Fall + Fall
Insistence (special & general
•
High Rise + High Rise
‶What ‶wonderful weather
Typical for General Questions
questions)
Why ‶ever didn’t you ‶say so
be\fore
•
•
Dogmatism (statements)
We must ‶tell him and ‶warn him
im‵mediately
•
•
Energy ( imperatives )
‶Don’t ever ‶do that a‵gain
e.g.
‵What ‵wonderful weather
e.g.
of surprise or incredulity)
e.g.
e.g.
•
e.g.
Extra emphasis (exclamations)
‶What a ‶wonderful sur‵prise !
Aren’t you ready yet? (a feeling
Compound
Tunes
e.g.
Won’t you wait for your sister,
˙Kitty? (often used in questions to
children)
Fall + Fall -Rise
Low Rise + Fa ll
Mistification
Gives special emphasis to some word earlier
than the nucleus
and
puzzlment
(questions)
‚Why didn’t he ‵wait ?
Persuasiveness
and
expostulation
e.g.
A more apologetic note (esp. in statements)
I ‵don’t think we \ought to be \‚angry
Reproachfulness (imperatives)
Well, ‵don’t make so much \‚fuss a˙bout
it.
Fall-Rise + Fall
Conveys emphasis or contrast
e.g. Will you try again? ‒ I’d ‘’rather ‵not.
e.g. ˈMy ˙mistress when ‵she ‚walks ‵treads on the ‵ground
e.g The ‵train I was going to ‚catch has been ‵cancelled
(statements & imperatives)
‚ That’s the ‵answer. // ‚ Go and ‵see
him.
Wonderment (in exclamations)
‚ How an‶noying.
e.g.
e.g.