CONTENTS 1
Forewor？ 1
Ⅰ．English Intonation——Introduction 1
Ⅱ．Structure of the Tone-group(1) 4
Ⅲ．Structure of the Tone-group(2) 10
Ⅳ．Meaning of the Tone-patterns 15
Ⅴ．Nucleus Placement 20
Ⅵ．Tone-group Sequences 26
Ⅶ．English Speech Rhythm 35
Ⅷ．Tone-patterns Communicatively Classified 48
Ⅸ．Reading Practice 62
Key to Practices 67
Glossary 74
Recommended Reading 75