Intonation of enumeration, adverbials
Enumeration is represented by a number of homogeneous parts. Each of them is pronounced as aseparate intonation-group. The terminal tone of the final intonation-group depends on the communicative type of the sentence. The terminal tone of the non-final intonation-group may be different. The Low Rise or the Mid-Level is used for continuative purposes to show that there is more to be said. Frequently each following intonation-group is pronounced a bit lower than the preceding one. If the enumeration is not completed, the final intonation-group is pronounced with the Low Rise or the Mid-Level. In case the speaker wishes the enumeration to be regarded as separate items of interest, the Low Fall is used. Such sentences are pronounced in a slow deliberate way and with longer pauses.
Adverbial phrases at the beginning of a simple sentence normally form a separate intonation-group pronounced with the Low Rise or the Mid-level. In sentence final position adverbial phrases do not form an intonation-group. However, if the adverbial phrase in the sentence final position qualifies the meaning of the sentence, rather in a manner of an afterthought, added comments, it is pronounced as a separate intonation-group.
Intonation of parenthesis
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