Stylistic use of intonation

In linguistics, intonation is variation of spoken pitch that is not used to distinguish words, instead it is used for a range of functions such as indicating the attitudes and emotions of the speaker, signalling the difference between statements and questions, and between different types of question, focusing attention on important elements of the spoken message and also helping to regulate conversational interaction. It contrasts with tone, in which pitch variation in some languages does distinguish words, either lexically or grammatically. Although intonation is primarily a matter of pitch variation, it is important to be aware that functions attributed to intonation such as the expression of attitudes and emotions, or highlighting aspects of grammatical structure, almost always involve concomitant variation in other prosodic features.

INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………...3
ENGLISH INTONATION , ITS STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS…………………....4
THE FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS OF ENGLISH INTONATION………………………...9
PHONOSTYLISTICS AND STYLISTIC USE OF INTONATION……………………13
PROBLEMS OF PHONOSTYLISTICS………………………………………………...13
INTONATIONAL STYLES…………………………………………………………….15
STYLISTIC USE OF INTONATION IN LITERATURE, PRESS, BROADCASTING, EVERYDAY COMMUNICATION…………………………………………………….18
CONCLUSION……………………………………………………………………….....22