1. Basic exclamations These usually take a High Wide Fall and a High Harrow
Fall: \Nonsense ! How nice! or a Low Fall which is usually proceed by a High Pie Head or a Gradual Descending Stepping Scale. E.g.: Dear me! I haven't seen you for Aages!
2. Quizzical Exclamations. These take a Rise-Fall. They convey the
impression that the speaker is mocking at the hearer. E.g.:
How strange. Dear me.
3. Exclamations with interrogative Force. These exclamations convey
surprise, and perhaps an inquiry for further information. They take a High Wide
Rise. E.g.: /What
Apologies may take the form of statements (I'm sorry), (sorry) or imperatives
(Excuse me). In all cases their intonation is identical.
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