Proclaiming tone
A pitch pattern used to mark new information in a thought group. New information,
which most often comes near the end of a thought group, has a “bump up” in pitch on
the prominent syllable, followed by falling intonation. Some authors refer to this pitch
pattern as a proclaiming tone; the speaker is proclaiming, or announcing some new
and important information.
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Section 11 - Intonation
Section 11 - Intonation
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