Falling contours generally sound:, Incomplete and dependent on the listener, Definite and complete, Questioning and uncertain, Emotionally neutral in all cases, A statement with High/Stepping Head + Wide Low Fall (Contour 1) typically conveys:, Light, lively, involved, Categoric, weighty, considered, serious, assertive, Calm, reserved, dispassionate, Airy, surprised, light, In a special question with the nucleus on the interrogative word and High/Stepping Head + Wide Low Fall (Contour 1), the meaning is:, Insistent without interest, Brisk and businesslike, Considerate and concerned, Light and mildly surprised, A general question with no head (or Low Head) + Low Narrow Fall (Contour 1) can often sound:, Sceptical, uninterested, sometimes hostile, Enthusiastic and assertive, Brisk and businesslike, Calm and self-possessed, An imperative with High/Stepping Head + Wide Low Fall (Contour 1) expresses:, Light, airy involvement, Very serious and strong meaning, Mildly surprised acceptance, A point for discussion rather than asking, A statement with High Head + High/Mid Wide Fall (Contour 2) conveys:, Cool, grim, surly, resentful, Calm, detached, unsympathetic, Light and lively, with personal concern, Serious, searching, intense, A special question with Stepping Head + High/Mid Wide Fall (Contour 2) typically sounds:, Insistent without interest, Considerate, concerned, Sceptical and hostile, Calm, controlled, cold, In exclamations, Contour 2 (High Head + High/Mid Wide Fall) is described as:, Very strong and weighty, Cool, grim, resentful, Light, airy, involved, sometimes mildly surprised, Assertive, urgent, sometimes sceptical, A general question with no head (in question-tags) + High/Mid Wide Fall (Contour 2) expresses:, Calm, reserved, dispassionate, Insistent, urgent, sometimes sceptical, Mildly surprised acceptance of the listener's premises, Very serious and strong, The main difference between the High Head and the Stepping Head in Contour 2 is that with the Stepping Head:, The nucleus starts on a lower pitch than the last prenuclear stress, The nucleus starts on a higher pitch than the last prenuclear stress, forming a pitch contrast, The pitch level remains the same throughout, There is no nucleus at all, Which type of falling contour would a speaker most likely use to sound calm, reserved, and dispassionate in a statement with no head?, High Head + High/Mid Wide Fall, Stepping Head + Wide Low Fall, No head + Wide/Narrow Low Fall, Stepping Head + High/Mid Wide Fall, Which contour would you use to express very strong and weighty meaning in an exclamation?, Contour 2 with High Head, Contour 1 with no head, Contour 1 with High/Stepping Head, Contour 2 with Stepping Head in questions.

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