Prosodic Patterns in English Conversation

audio examples for Chapter 8: Superposition

Examples with Downsteps

8.1) I love ethics (laughter)

8.2) Susan (warning)

8.3) bad dog (reprimanding)

8.4) unh-uh

8.5) bad dog (disappointed)

8.6) you're it!

Another Minor Construction: I'm Good

8.7) I'm good (declining an offer)

Examples with Bookended Narrow Pitch

8.8) why would you do five [classes]?

8.9) hey, could you guys keep it down? (polite)

8.10) we need flour, butter, eggs, milk, sugar

8.11) first she tells me she wants to go, then ...

8.12) if I finish my classes this summer, I feel wrong graduating in May

8.13) you can't get a waiver to try and get in?

8.14) the other topic, about your major // these topics are ... we wouldn't talk about these topics in normal life