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                        AMERICAN ENGLISH SPEECH

                                    INTONATION

                                               

          PHRASES

 

The largest “step down” in pitch and volume usually happens at the end of a statement.  You will notice that there is a smaller “step down” at the end of a phrase within a sentence. 

 

                  Before the author wrote, he thought things through.               

                  When wires were crossed, the warehouse lost power.

                  As we walked, we talked about factory management.              

                  In early summer, we’ll visit the western waterfall.