Prosodic Patterns in English Conversation

Chapter 3 Audio Examples

3.1) hang on (downstepped)

3.2) hang on (flat)

3.3) Susan

3.4) Julian

3.5) Alexander

3.6) John

3.7) over here

3.8) knock knock ...

3.9) nyah-nyah, you can't catch me

3.10) ready or not, here I come

3.11) ollie-ollie-all-come-free-oh

3.12) tag: you're it!

3.13) it's okay, I got it

3.14) okay

3.15) stop that

3.16) unh-uh

3.17) down in front please

3.18) ding-dong

3.19) thank you (downstepped)

3.20) thank you (smooth)

3.21) you have a good one (downstepped)

3.22) you have a good one (flatter)

3.23) go for it

3.24) Isabel, dinner clean

3.25) help (downstepped)

3.26) have a good one

3.27) you're welcome

3.28) bye-e

3.29) we were talking for seven minutes. Really!

3.30) what did you get on that one? Ninety-nine.

3.31) good morning

3.32) good morning (stronger)

3.33) good morning (shy)

3.34) excuse me

3.35) excuse me

3.36) welcome to Walgreens

3.37) good bye

3.38) thank you

3.39) bu-bye

3.40) I uh

3.41) I'm sorry

3.42) my bad

3.43) its, it's, true

3.44) oh well

3.45) I'm coming (reluctant)

3.46) I'm coming (announcement)

3.47) peek-a-boo

3.48) screw you, green thing

3.49) excuse me (non-native)

3.50) Fido!