Open AccessFiguring Out the Intended Meaning of Intonation in Some English Conversational Utterances
Author(s) -
Mahmood Atiya Farhan,
Huda Abed Ali Hattab
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
al-ustād̲
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2518-9263
pISSN - 0552-265X
DOI - 10.36473/ujhss.v213i1.645
Subject(s) - intonation (linguistics) , linguistics , meaning (existential) , pragmatics , psychology , section (typography) , phonology , conversation , computer science , philosophy , psychotherapist , operating system
The study aims at figuring out the intended meaning of intonation in some English conversational utterances together with identifying pitch variations that are determined by various syntactic constructions that impart the same illocutionary force of utterances. However, intonation is needed to delimit the communicative forces of utterances by virtue of its structure which the speakers intend to convey .This paper consists of four sections .Section one deals with phonology and its types .Section two discusses intonation in relation to style , forms and functions. Section three sheds some light on pragmatics. Section four deals in details with the intended meaning of intonation in some English conversational utterances. This paper comes up with meanings that are changed by virtue of ranges of intonation and pragmatics changes emotions from one person to another by rising or falling the voice of the speakers. In addition, the intended meaning function of intonation plays a role in determining the emotions of the speaker by ranges of intonation.