Stry of higher and secondary specialized education of the republic of uzbekistan state university of world languages

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.