美式英语正音训练第52期:阶梯状语调
时间：2018-12-27 作者：英语课 分类：美式英语正音训练
英语课
Staircase Intonation 1
So what is intonation in American English?
What do Americans do?
We go up and down staircases.
We start high and end low.
Every time we want to stress a word or an idea, we just start a new staircase.
That sounds simple enough, but when and where do you start a new staircase?
Statement Intonation with Nouns
Intonation or pitch change is primarily used to introduce new information.
This means that when you are making a statement for the first time, you will stress the nouns.
Dogs eat bones.
1 intonation
n.语调，声调；发声
- The teacher checks for pronunciation and intonation.老师在检查发音和语调。
- Questions are spoken with a rising intonation.疑问句是以升调说出来的。