Speaking: Speaking for Specific Purposes C2 - Lesson 2: Representing Organizations Effectively at an International Level

C2 Pronunciation: Intonation & Prosody
C2
Pronunciation
ការបញ្ចេញសំឡេង និងសំនៀង
🎯 Objective / គោលបំណង:

Understand the "Unspoken Meaning". Listen to the music (prosody), not just the words.
ស្វែងយល់ពី "អត្ថន័យដែលមិនបាននិយាយ"។ ស្តាប់សំនៀង មិនមែនស្តាប់តែពាក្យទេ។

Dara "The board rejected the proposal."
Vanna "They rejected the whole proposal? " Implication: Disbelief. I can't believe it.
Dara "The whole proposal. " Implication: Yes, it is final. I am resigned to it.
Vanna "Well... that's... interesting. ↘...↗" Implication: That is a bad decision. (Unspoken disagreement)

Interactive Tool: Tonic Stress

Click a word to stress it and change the meaning:

I DIDN'T SAY HE STOLE THE MONEY

Vocabulary

Prosody (សូរវិទ្យា)
The "music" of speech (stress, rhythm, intonation).
Nuance (ភាពខុសគ្នា)
A subtle difference in meaning.

Intonation Quiz

Listen: "He's an excellent student." (Falling Tone)
What does this imply?
A. Surprise (The speaker didn't know).
B. Certainty (Stating a confident fact).
C. Doubt (Asking a question).
Listen: "He's an excellent student?" (Rising Tone)
What does this imply?
A. Disbelief (Really? I don't think so).
B. Agreement.

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