. Write short notes on the following:
a) The function of intonation.
b) Conversion as a morphological device.
Answers
The most important functions of intonation are to distinguish types of sentences (statements, questions, commands, requests) and to divide sentences into sense groups. Also, intonation allows speakers to express various emotions.
Essentially, conversion in morphological terms is the process of one word being changed or converted from one word class to another without there being any actual change to the form of the word—that is, a word is created from an existing word without the addition of any prefixes or suffixes.
Explanation:
In linguistics, intonation is variation in spoken pitch when used, not for distinguishing words as sememes (a concept known as tone), but, rather, for a range of other functions such as indicating the attitudes and emotions of the speaker, signalling the difference between statements and questions, and between ...
ACCENTUAL FUNCTIONS The term accentual refers to accent. Some writers attach the word accent to stress. When it is said that intonation has accentual function, it implies that the placement of stress is somewhat determined by intonation. ... For contrastive purpose, however any word may become the bearer of tonic syllable.