Unit 47. 'You Were Asleep in the Class!' 'I Wasn't Asleep.'

Contradictions
Unit 47; Part A
When we contradict something (perhaps to correct it or because wedisagree with it) we emphasise the word that focuses on the differencebetween the other speaker's view and our own: A: You were asleep in the class! B: I⇑ WASn't asleep↓. Usually this word (wasn't in this example) has falling tone and a step up in pitch. The symbol ⇑ is used to show a step up in pitch. In other words, the voice moves up to a noticeably higher level than it was at before. |
Unit 47; Part B
Notice that there is sometimes a choice of words we can emphasise in order to contradict, although the meaning is similar. Compare: A: I suppose she'd given up and gone home. although a different word is B: No, she ⇑ WAS waiting for me ↓. B: No, she was ⇑WAITing for me ↓. - emphasised, the meaning is similar |
Unit 47; Part C
In comparisons and contrasts (see Unit 46) andin contradictions, we sometimes emphasise parts of words that are notnormally emphasised. That is, we might make syllables prominent thatare not shown as having primary or secondary stress in a dictionary (see also Unit 10): A: So you think the troops are being reARMED? B: No, I said they're being ⇑DISarmed↓. - stress is normally on the second syllable in dis'armed, but here there is a contrast between re(armed) and dis(armed), so the first syllable is made prominent |
Exercises
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