1) Intonation only serves to add musicality to spoken language. a) TRUE b) FALSE 2) The use of rising and falling tones can signal whether an utterance is intended as a statement or a question. a) TRUE b) FALSE 3) Intonation was traditionally cosidered only as a means of expressing feelings and emotions. a) TRUE b) FALSE 4) Intonation functions independently from grammar and lexis. a) TRUE b) FALSE 5) One of the key functions of intonation is to help listeners distinguish between given information and new information within a message. a) TRUE b) FALSE 6) The meaning of an utterance remains the same regardless of the intonational choices made by the speaker. a) TRUE b) FALSE 7) Pitch movement can create cohesion across longer stretches of discourse, linking tone units that share a common topic or pragmatic purpose.purpose. a) TRUE b) FALSE 8) In conversation, the use of falling tones can indicate a speaker’s intention to maintain the floor, signalling that the message is not yet complete. a) TRUE b) FALSE 9) The attitudinal function of intonation is found in the choice of tone. a) TRUE b) FALSE 10) Intonation contributes to identifying grammatical meaning by helping listeners identify sentence types. a) TRUE b) FALSE 11) The choice of a fall or rise can help a listener perceive not only the general meaning of an utterance, but also the speaker's intended effect in saying something. a) TRUE b) FALSE 12) The idea of a "default tone" for each sentence type -suggested by Wells- perfectly reflects that clause types and communicative functions always match.  a) TRUE b) FALSE

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