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gives a bright, lively, encouraging character to the utterance. The
high pre-head is marked by the tone-stress mark placed before the
first syllable above the line of print.
14.4 Types of tails
There are two types of tails: the low tail and the rising tail.
The low tail goes after the falling tone and is pronounced at a low
pitch.
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The rising tail occurs after the rising tone and gradually
rises in pitch producing the very effect of the rising tone whilst the
word carrying the syntagmatic stress is pronounced on the lowest
level in the sense-group.
Really?
Memorization
Word Symbol Tone Meaning
names
Yes → Level Neutral; uninterested: “Yes”
Yes Fall Positive response “I agree”
Yes Low-rise Question, eliciting a response
Yes High-rise Disappointment: “Are you saying
Yes”
Yes Fall-rise “Carry on, I’m listening”
Yes Rise-fall Reserved, indicating doubt
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