Examples:
1. Who is he? Falling intonation / Wh-question
2. Is she here? Rising intonation / Yes/No or polarity type Question
3. You´re going aren´t you? Rising intonation / Tag-question
4. You aren´t going are you? Rising intonation / Tag-question
5. Why did you do it? Falling intonation / Wh-question
6. That´s so nice of you! Falling intonation / Exclamations
7. Tim said that? Rising intonation / Repetition-question or confirming
examples of rising and falling intonations
RISING INTONATION: a question that is answerable with "yes" or "no"
1.Do you think he is funny? no
2.Is your father handsome? yes
3.Can you sing? yes
4.Is this your school? yes
5.Do you eat pasta? no
FALLING INTONATION: a question that is not answerable by "yes" or "no" but is answerable by a simple sentence or statement
1.What is the brand of your pencil? The brand of my pencil is Bic.
2What is your Sister's name? My sister's name is Emily.
3.What state do you live in? I live in Florida.
4.Where do you work? I work in an office.
5.What's your name? My name is John.
- Mylene Bernardino
how are you?
Falling Intonation:
Rising intonation is used before the climax and falling intonation is used after the climax. Rising intonation Did you turn it on? Falling intonation How was your day?
Questions answerable by yes or no are rising intonation. Questions starting with wh like: Who, what, where, how, and why are falling intonation. examples: What's your nam? Where do you live? Who are your parents? How old are you? Why are you here?
A rising intonation symbol is represented by a question mark (?) at the end of a sentence indicating a rise in pitch, suggesting a question or uncertainty. A falling intonation symbol is represented by a period (.) at the end of a sentence indicating a drop in pitch, suggesting a statement or completion.
Rising intonation is typically used at the end of a sentence to indicate a question or uncertainty. It involves a rise in pitch towards the end of the sentence, creating a questioning or unsure tone.
The answer is rising intonation and falling intonation
Falling intonation is a sentence that is answerable by a sentence or statement,while,rising intonation is answerable by yes and no.
The inflection of one's voice involves rising and falling intonation.
The answer is rising intonation and falling intonation
rising and falling intonation.
the rising intonation is answerable by yes or no and end by a question mark?....................but the falling intonation not answerable by yes or no and end by a period.
When your pitch increases in a particular manner it's called rising intonation. When your pitch decreases in a particular manner it's called falling intonation.