The fall-rise.
The fall-rise is a complex tone. It consists of two elements: the falling part and the rising part. The (falling) fall-rise can be high (emphatic) and low (normal), but the fall is always higher than the rise.
It is realized in speech in two allotones the use of which depends on the structure or the word that takes it.
We can speak about the fall-rise:
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Compressed into one syllable (undivided).
Yes.
You know.
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Spread over a number of syllables or words (divided/.
Really
Generally
As a matter of fact.
We never met each other before.
The fall-rise is often called an implicatory tone. It may convey different attitudes, such as warning, hesitation, concern, correction, contradiction, contrast, and apology.
The fall-rise is mostly used in: 1) implicatory statements; 2) requests; 3) apologies; 4) non-terminal intonation groups, often temporizers.
It is usually preceded by the sliding head or scale, though the stepping scale is also possible.
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Implicatory statements.
Translate it into French, please. – well, I’m a student of English /correction/.
When can you come? – I don’t know exactly. (LLC 10) /hesitation/.
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Requests.
And what is it now? Translate into English, please.
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Apologies.
Excuse me /concern/
I didn’t mean to hurt you.
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Non-terminal intonation groups:
a/ subject-group emphasized: our country is the first social state.
b/ initial adverbials
c/ temporizers – Frankly…, Actually…, To tell you the truth…