Pauses perform delimitative and distinctive functions and
act like junctures. A long pause (#) shows the end of a sentence, a
half-long pause ( [[ ) is used in the boundary between main and
subordinate clauses and a short pause ( | ) signals the end o f a
sense-group. Sense-groups may consist of a single word or a
number o f words linked both grammatically and semantically,
e-g.
# 'Good! Tine! Wonderful! #
# He is a 'happy man #
# What did you say, John? #
Sometimes the meaning of a sentence may depend on dif
ferent pausation, e. g.
# You know it 'all right #
# You know it all/'right #
# Let's 'begin with that one #
The prosodic elements of intonation are interdependent and
act jointly to express various meanings. Each component of into
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