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===Intonation=== | ===Intonation=== | ||
Tíogall usually follows the following intonation paradigm. (Within said paradigm, some accents can sound like a stereotypical Cork accent, while some accents sound more like Valspeak.) | Tíogall usually follows the following intonation paradigm. (Within said paradigm, some accents can sound like a stereotypical Cork accent, while some accents sound more like Valspeak.) | ||
*In declarative sentences, the pitch is mostly flat; the stressed syllable of the focus word has a lower pitch than the rest of the sentence. (''...mid LOW | *In declarative sentences, the pitch is mostly flat; the stressed syllable of the focus word has a lower pitch than the rest of the sentence. (''...mid LOW tmid...'') This originates from discursive uptalk in older forms of Tíogall, which has since generalized to all declarative sentences. | ||
*In interrogative sentences, the pitch is also mostly flat; the stressed syllable of the focus word has a higher pitch than the rest of the sentence. (''... mid HIGH mid ... ?'') | *In interrogative sentences, the pitch is also mostly flat; the stressed syllable of the focus word has a higher pitch than the rest of the sentence. (''... mid HIGH mid ... ?'') | ||
*In exclamations, the pattern is ''... mid LOW-HIGH mid ... !'', possibly with a gradual drop to low pitch in the end. | *In exclamations, the pattern is ''... mid LOW-HIGH mid ... !'', possibly with a gradual drop to low pitch in the end. | ||