A Grammar of Spoken English Discourse - The Intonation of Increments

Increments and Tone 145

(11a) and to GO down to –LONdon // to GET a /REport //

c Ø V' A+ P N V' d N

FACE to \FACE // with the po\↑LICE // and the e\MERgency

phr P d N+ c d N+

services // and the \↓MINisters // that HAVE been \↓DEAling with

c d N+ W V V' V' P

this // and then to re↑TURN later this \/EVEning [T1-Rf-9]

N c a Ø V' A d N #

INT11 INT11 INT13 TS

(11b) its my in↑TENtion to LEAVE the g/EIGHT // WITHin the

NEXT COUple of \/HOURS // and go DOWN to \/LONdon //

to get a re\PORT // FACE to \FACE // with the po\LICE // and

the eMERGency \SERvices // and the \MINisters // that have

been \DEALing with this // and then to re↑TURN \/LAter //

V' V' P N # c a Ø V' A d

TS8 # INT1 INT2

this \↓EVEning // [T1-Dc-8–9]

N #

TS

Fall

Rise-Fall

Increment closure Level

Fall-rise

Rise

Tone unit

Fall

Rise-Fall

Increment open Level

Fall-Rise

Rise

Figure 6.1 Simplifi ed increment closure systems network*

• For expository purposes this network has been simplifi ed. In reality a reader also has
  to choose from the systems of tonicity and tonality as well as selecting from simultaneous
  lexicogrammar systems.