Scribd
Upload
62 views2 pages

Assignment No. 2 ENG 523 BC190406871

This document contains the responses to two questions for an English assignment. [1] The first question discusses how discourse analysis can be productively applied in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) by exploring lexico-grammatical and discursive patterns of specific genres. [2] The second question discusses intonation units, which are segments of speech that can alter a sentence's meaning depending on the number of units used and a speaker's emotional state. Intonation units begin and end with changes in pitch and speech speed and help organize conversations. Identifying intonation units is important for pronunciation and understanding subtle meaning differences.

Uploaded by

Aliza Nasir
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
62 views2 pages

Assignment No. 2 ENG 523 BC190406871

This document contains the responses to two questions for an English assignment. [1] The first question discusses how discourse analysis can be productively applied in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) by exploring lexico-grammatical and discursive patterns of specific genres. [2] The second question discusses intonation units, which are segments of speech that can alter a sentence's meaning depending on the number of units used and a speaker's emotional state. Intonation units begin and end with changes in pitch and speech speed and help organize conversations. Identifying intonation units is important for pronunciation and understanding subtle meaning differences.

Uploaded by

Aliza Nasir
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 2

Assignment No.

2
ENG 523
BC190406871
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Q1. English for Academic Purposes (EAP) is a broad term, covering all areas of academic
communicative practice. In this sense, what is the most productive application of discourse
analysis in EAP? (5)

Answer:

The most productive application of discourse analysis in EAP is to explore the lexico-
grammatical and discursive patterns of specific genres. The English for Academic Purposes
(EAP) is used to identify the structural identity of sentence. The discursive patterns provide the
valuable input for genre-based teaching. The analyzing of patterns provides the useful
information for the construction of discourse. The patterns helps in rhetorical contexts also. A
lexico-grammatical analysis helps in certian grammatical patterns that occur in the particular
lexical form.

Q2. Two sentences with identical grammatical structure may be comprised of differing
numbers of intonation units when spoken, based on the intent or emotional state of the
speaker. In this regard, it is important to learn to distinguish these units because they give
subtle meanings and help to organize a conversation. Discuss in detail. (15)

Intonation units:

Intonation units is about how we say things, rather than what we say. Intonation unit is speech
segment and it as small as a single word and as long as a sentence. It is important component of
American English pronunciation. Two sentences with identical grammatical structure may be
comprised of differing numbers of intonation units when spoken, based on the intent or
emotional state of the speaker. So, it is important to learn to distinguish these units to organize a
conversation.

Generally, we can identify intonation units in the following terms:


 They begin with faster speech and with slower speech

 They end with pitch boundary

 They include a single pitch word.

Example:

 Stop, don’t go.

 Stop don’t, go.

In the above example, the two sentences have same grammatical structure, but they have
different intonation unit. In the first sentence, The speaker is saying that don’t go. Its a kind of
request that the speaker wants the hearer to stop and not go. But, in the next sentence, the
meaning is totally changed. The speaker is ordering the hearer not to stop and go.

Elements of intonation units:

Sentences can be broken into many intonation units. The end of intonation units are ended with
hash mark (/) and pitch words are bolded. If the sentence has less intonation units then the the
speaker speaks fast with less changes in pitch. The sentence with more intonation units cause the
whole conversation to slow. The same sentence may have different number of intonation units.

Intonation units and emotion:

The Sentence with less intonation units will be more faster than the sentence with more
intonation units. The more intonation units cause the conversation to slow down. While, the less
intonation units cause the conversation fast. The both terms are extremes, and in general a
speaker speaks in middle range. The speakers changes the number of intonation units they use in
the conversation. The intonation is based on individual habits. The speaker changes the
intonation units as changes in emotions.

You might also like