Stress and intonation are used to show feelings in English. In the dialogue in 3b, you may have noticed that Jasmine’s stress and intonation changed at the end when she got angry with Duncan.
a. Study the sentences below, and then listen to the recording.
| Emotions |
N (neutral) |
A (angry) |
| No, he doesn't |
ooOo |
OOOo |
| Yes, he does. |
ooO |
OOO |
| Now that’s enough. |
oooO |
OOoO |
| I don’t understand. |
ooooO |
OOOoO |
| Oh just shut up. |
oooO |
OOOO |
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