英语语调漫谈 (7) - 平调与升降调对比的例子

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Careful reading:
I just got a RAISe at work. - RAISE: rising falling tone -- highlighting the surprising emotion: 5)
(Falling tone for the sentence as a whole: 1)

Relaxed reading:
I just got a raise at work. - RAISE: level tone -- neutral: 3)
(Falling tone for the sentence as a whole: 1)