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Meanings of falling inflection in English

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Usage of falling inflection in English
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Each statement is complete in itself and has the falling inflection.
The Ontario High School Reader
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Notes.-Observe ,inthis lesson, the all-controllingpower of emphasis in determining the falling inflection.
McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader
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Exception 2.-Generalpropositions and commands usually have the falling inflection.
McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader
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REMARK 3.-Themore emphatic member generally receives the falling inflection.
McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader
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Exception.-Ina commencing series, forming a climax, the last term usually requires the falling inflection.
McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader
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To enunciate these words with a long falling inflection would indorse the speech rather heartily.
The Art of Public Speaking
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This is a complete thought, hence the falling inflection.
The Ontario High School Reader
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She emitted this monosyllable with a falling inflection, and followed it by a full stop.
With the Procession
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The other part then takes the falling inflection:
The Ontario High School Reader
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RULE I.-Sentences ,andparts of sentences which make complete sense in themselves, require the falling inflection.
McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader
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REMARK.-Someelocutionists prefer to give the falling inflection to the last member of a commencing series.
McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader
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Exception.-Whenquestions usually requiring the falling inflection are emphatic or repeated, they take the rising inflection.
McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader
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What states of mind does falling inflection signify?
The Art of Public Speaking
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Note the momentary completeness on "ten," "cold," "bent," and "spent," requiring the falling inflection.
The Ontario High School Reader
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Declarative sentences usually have a falling inflection just before the final period, that is, a lower pitch.
The Principles of English Versification
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Exception 2.-Thenames of persons addressed in a formal speech, or when used emphatically, have the falling inflection.
McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader
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Falling inflection across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common