1. Unit 14 Intonation Units of English Xu dehua

2. Structure of English Intonation- groups • P = Pre-head • H = Head • B= Body • N = Nucleus • T = Tail

3. Elements in an intonation-group • The pre-head: any unstressed syllable or syllables that 调冠 may precede the head - or the nucleus, if there is no head. • The head: the first stressed syllable in the tone-group except 调头 the nucleus. In the tone group, if there is only one stressed syllable, that is nucleus. • The body : the part that lies between the head and the nucleus. 调身 • The nucleus: the stressed syllable of the last 调核 prominent word in a tone unit • The tail: any syllable or syllables that may 调尾 follow the nucleus

4. Recognize the structure of an intonation-unit • We are learning a foreign language. • P H B N T • P = Pre-head • H = Head • B = Body • N = Nucleus • T = Tail

5. Exercise: Mark out the elements in the following intonation units. • P HB NT : She'll be able to do it properly. • P H BN : It was a very dark night. • P N T : He said so. • P N : They'll be late. • H BNT : Isn't John going? • H N : Go ahead. • N T : Pardon? • N : Thanks.

6. 常见的语调组模式 • PHBNT: She'll be able to do it properly. • P HBN : It was a very darknight. • P N T : Hesaid so. • P N : They'll be late. • HBNT : Isn'tJohngoing? • H BN : Go ahead. • N T : Pardon? • N : Thanks.