Stress / Intonation Signal
What does the voice highlight or signal?
Makna
Meaning expressed by pitch, stress, rhythm, pauses, melody, sentence accent, or intonation contour.
Cara mengenalinya
Listen for which word is emphasized and whether the sentence sounds like a statement, question, surprise, or contrast.
Contoh
rising tone|word stress|sentence stress|pause
really? | I said JOHN | yes, but...
You bought this?
Visual guide
words: You bought this voice layer above: stress -> highlights a word rise -> question/surprise pause -> boundary Meaning rides above words.
Same words, new signal: YOU bought this? = not me? You BOUGHT this? = not borrowed? You bought THIS? = this item? Contour: fall: You bought this. rise: You bought this?
Tinjauan bahasa
Dalam bahasa ibu Anda
Stress is not strongly contrastive, but intonation matters for questions, emphasis, and politeness.
Kamu datang?
You come?
Dalam bahasa yang dipelajari
English stress and intonation affect focus, questions, emotion, contrast, and naturalness.
I didn't say he stole it.
stress changes the implied meaning
Learners may sound flat, unclear, or accidentally emphasize the wrong information.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.