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? ? 總結(jié): To sum up: ? The English intonation of an English sentence containing a number of level tones takes the form of a slowly descending series of stressed syllables interspersed with unstressed ones. ? 總之,在 英式英語 中,句子的第一個(gè)關(guān)鍵詞的重讀音節(jié)是最高音,然后句子主體的語調(diào)是逐漸降調(diào)( gradual descent),首先每個(gè)詞組 word group中,重讀音節(jié)后面跟著幾個(gè)音高相同的弱讀音節(jié),然后許多這樣的詞組(重讀音節(jié) +幾個(gè)同音高的弱讀音節(jié))連在一起構(gòu)成句子,每個(gè)詞組中的重音音節(jié)的音調(diào)都比前個(gè)詞組低了一些,于是在音高上形成一個(gè)樓梯狀的遞降結(jié)構(gòu)。 ? 圖示: ● ? ? ● ? ? ● ? ? ? ? ? Structure of an Intonation Unit ? A full tonegroup consists of five parts: ? P = Prehead 調(diào)冠 ? H = Head 調(diào)頭 ? B = Body 調(diào)身 ? N = Nucleus 調(diào)核 ? T = Tail 調(diào)尾 ? Occasionally one part or more parts may be missing, but nucleus is always essential. ( 1 ) 調(diào)冠:句子中第一個(gè)重讀音節(jié)之前的非重讀音節(jié) . 如: There’ s plenty of time ( there’ s ) It’ s nearly the same ( it’ s ) ( 2 ) 調(diào)尾:指調(diào)心之后的所有音節(jié),分為聲調(diào)調(diào)尾與降調(diào)調(diào)尾 . 如: I think so ( so ) Where is it? ( is it ) ( 3 ) 調(diào)頭:是句子中的第一個(gè)重讀音節(jié)。它是說話人要傳達(dá)的信息中心。如: Are the student going to be ready? ( going to be ) Prehead of an Intonation Unit ? Any unstressed syllable or syllables that may precede the “head”, or the “nucleus” if there is no head, are called the “prehead”. . I am writing a letter to him. P Head of a Intonation Unit ? The first full stress of a tone unit ? The part that extends from the first stressed syllable up to the nucleus is called the “head” of the intonation unit . I am writing