What do we mean by “communicative functions”?, The purpose for a given utterance intended by the speaker, The grammatical role Intonation helps to discover, The speaker's attittude in saying something, What question does it answer?, How is it being said?, Which is it being said?, Why is it being said?, Statemets, wh-questions, commands, interjections, question tags (demanding agreement) usually take a, Rise, Fall, Fall-rise, Yes/no questions and question tags (asking for confirmation) take a, Rise, Fall, Fall-rise, There is no one-to-one correspondence between clause type and communicative function, TRUE, FALSE, Tones realize the communicative function rather than clause types, FALSE, TRUE, What is the fall associated with?, The speaker’s knowing something, telling something, expressing his/her own feelings. The speaker’s knowledge, authority and feelings dominate, The speaker not knowing and therefore having to ask, Communicative functions can relate to:, Knowledge, Authority and knowledge, Knowledge, authority and social interaction, Descriptions take a, Rise, Fall, Challenges take a, Fall, Rise, Recommendations and promises take a, Fall, Rise, Suggestions and invitations take a, Fall, Rise, Greetings and thanking take a, Fall, Rise, Fall or Rise, Vocatives requesting attention take a, Fall, Rise, Fall-rise, Vocatives used to address someone take a, Fall, Rise, Fall rise, There’s no special tone for each separate communicative function, TRUE, FALSE

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