Rythme, accentuation et intonation
Maîtrisez la mélodie de l'anglais: quelles syllabes portent l'accent et quand la voix monte ou descend.
Règles essentielles
• Questions fermées → intonation montante.
• Déclarations et wh-questions → intonation descendante.
• Fall–rise → incertitude, contraste ou politesse.
• Accent de phrase sur l'information nouvelle; mots outils en forme faible.
Exemples à écouter
Are you coming?
Yes/No question → montante
Where are you going?
Wh- question → descendante
That sounds great.
Déclaration → descendante
Really?
Surprise → montante
I didn't say he stole it.
Stress contrastif
Intonation – Mini Quiz (10 questions)
Wh- questions typically end with:
Fall-rise often signals:
Imperatives typically use:
Content words usually carry:
Choose the rising intonation:
Main focus usually falls on:
Which sentence has contrastive stress on 'not'?
Function words often use:
Yes/No questions typically end with:
In lists, items often: