Intonation and Tones

Examples of the sequence of tones

Rise + fall: If he doesn't /find it, he'll be in \trouble. I will go for a /walk after I finish my \work. She bought /bread, /butter, and \cheese. /Mike, this is \Peter. Would you like /tea or \coffee?

Fall + fall: Their house is \large, but they are not \rich. This is Alan \Brown, a \friend of mine. I think I saw your cell phone in the \kitchen, on the \windowsill. It's a great \film, \isn't it?

Rise + rise: If she /calls, will you /ask her? Did he go /back and /tell her about it? /Lena, can you /help me?

Fall + rise: It's a great \film, /isn't it? We can have lunch \now, if you /like.

Note: Nonfinal sense group at the end of the sentence

Nonfinal sense group may stand at the end of the sentence, for example, as in the last example above: We can have lunch \now, if you /like. Though the nonfinal sense group "if you like" stands at the end here, it does not determine the type of this sentence.

The author's words at the end of the sentence usually do not have any intonation of their own if they are represented by the words "he said; she said; said the man", and the like. But if the author's words are important or if their group is large enough, they may form a nonfinal sense group pronounced with the low fall (or with the low rise). For example: "My car was \stolen yesterday," said the young man \gloomily.

Description of tones