Prosodic Features of Speech.ppt
- 3. Inside Out ◦Group 1 – Joy ◦Group 2- Sadness ◦Group 3- Fear ◦Group 4- Anger ◦Group 5- Disgust
- 4. “The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls” 1.The tide rises, the tide falls, 2.The twilight darkens, the curlew calls; 3.Along the sea-sands damp and brown 4.The traveller hastens toward the town, 5.And the tide rises, the tide falls.
- 5. 6. Darkness settles on roofs and walls, 7. But the sea, the sea in darkness calls; 8. The little waves, with their soft, white hands, 9. Efface the footprints in the sands, 10. And the tide rises, the tide falls.
- 6. 11. The morning breaks; the steeds in their stalls 12. Stamp and neigh, as the hostler calls; 13. The day returns, but nevermore 14. Returns the traveler to the shore, 15. And the tide rises, the tide falls.
- 7. LEARNING TARGETS I can… • identify the prosodic features of speech; • explain the prosodic features of speech; • use the correctly the prosodic features of speech; and • employ right manners in communication.
- 8. Expressing One`s Emotion 1. You want flowers. (State fact) 2. You want flowers? (Ask questions) 3. Eric, your friend, gave me flowers. (Emphasize the giver) 4. Eric, your friend, gave me flowers. (Emphasize the relationship of the giver to another person) 5. Eric gave you flowers. (Turn a statement into a questions) 6. Eric gave me flowers! (Indicate excitement) 7. Eric gave me flowers. (Indicate boredom or disappointment)
- 9. COMPLETE THE STATEMENT! ◦Prosodic Features of Speech can make communication…
- 13. ◦The use of pitch is called intonation, but the words "pitch" and "intonation" are often used interchangeably. Pitch as part of language includes both intonation and tone. There are four contrastive levels of pitch: low (1), middle (2), high (3), and very high (4).
- 14. Intonation ◦Variation of spoken pitch ◦Used to express emotion, and for emphasizing something
- 15. ◦ FALLING INTONATION is used om the last stressed syllable of the sentence in: ● Statements (Declarative Sentences): We live in MOScow. ● Special Questions: Where do you LIVE? ● Commands (Imperative Sentences): STOP it! Sit DOwn. ● Exclamatory Sentences: What a wonderful SURprise! ● The last part of the alternative questions (after “or”): Do you want TEA or COFfee? ● Tag Questions (When the speaker is sure that the answer will be “yes”): You LIVE here. DON’T you? (The speaker is sure and expects the answer is “yes”).
- 16. ◦DIPPING OR FALL-RISE INTONATION (Fall/Rise Intonation 2): The pitch is low at first then it rises at the end of the sentence. It indicates one of the following: a.Surprise disagreement b.The speaker wants the person to whom he speaks to respond or confirm. c. The speaker has not finished yet what he has to say.
- 17. PEAKING OR RISE-FALL INTONATION rises and then falls. This means that your pitch rises & then falls on the focus word (the most important word in the sentence). The rising-falling intonation pattern is used in statements and in WH questions. These are questions that begin with the “wh” words such as who, where & what
- 18. RISING INTONATION means the pitch of the voice rises over time and is used in the following: ● General Questions: Was she glad to/SEE him? ● Dependent or Introductory Parts of the Sentences: If he CALLS, ask him to COME. ● The First Part of Alternative Questions (before ‘or’): Would you like an APple or a PEAR? ● Direct Address: SIR, you dropped your noteBOOK. ● Enumerating Items in a list: She bought bread, cheese, and toMATOES. ● Tag Questions (When the speaker is not sure that the answer will be ‘yes’ or wants your Opinion): o It’s a beautiful TOWN, ISNT’ it? (The speaker thinks that this town is beautiful but asks for your opinion and confirmation.
- 22. 1. The primary stress is the point of greatest prominence in the word. It is found in monosyllables pronounced in isolation and in one syllable of all polysyllables. It will be symbolized here by a short vertical mark above the line before the stressed syllable. Symbol (‘). 2. The minimal or weak stress is the lightest emphasis given to one or more syllables in a word. It is found in practically all English words of more than one syllable, and it will be left it unmarked. 3. The secondary stress is an intermediary stress between the primary and the minimal. It is found in many words of three or more syllables and will be symbolized here by a short vertical mark before the stressed syllable but below the line (ᵕ).
- 24. JUNCTURE ◦ The manner of moving between two successive syllables in speech. A cue by means in which listener can distinguish between two otherwise identical sequences of sounds that have different meanings.
- 25. Volume ◦Loudness or softness of sounds ◦Used to show emotions
- 26. LEARNING TARGETS I can… • identify the prosodic features of speech; • explain the prosodic features of speech; • use the correctly the prosodic features of speech; and • employ right manners in communication.