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Stuart
Joined: 27 Feb 2013
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 Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:19 am Post subject: Intonation with idioms, up or down? |
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Hey, I was talking to a colleague about intonation with idioms. We came to the conclusion that if the idiom has a positive meaning then the intonation will go up, e.g.
I'm over the moon (up)
but if it has a negative meaning then it goes down, e.g.
I'm under the weather (down)
Does anyone agree with this? Thanks,
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Lorikeet
Joined: 18 May 2003
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Location: San Francisco, California
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| Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 12:20 am Post subject: |
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| Intonation goes down with declarative sentences with me, so I see no difference like that. |
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