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Nihalani, Paroo; Lin, Tay Po – World Englishes, 1998
A study investigated the importance of three elements of intonation (tone units, key, prominence) in three readers of English radio news. Results indicate intonation is used to present the structure of information as the speaker intends it to be interpreted. Intonation functions can be categorized simply under a few discourse functions easily…
Descriptors: Broadcast Journalism, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, English