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The Pre-Head (Pre-nucleus)

Unstressed or partially stressed syllables which precede the head are called the pre-head. In short intonation groups where there is no head and these syllables precede the nucleus they are called the pre-nucleus. There are two types of pre-head or pre-nucleus: low and high.

  1. If unstressed or partially stressed syllables are pronounced lower than the first stressed syllable of the head, the pre-head is called low. In low pre-nucleus these syllables are lower than the start of the nuclear tone, eg: I don’t ↘want to ‘go to the ˎcinema(the low pre-head) I don’t ˎwant it(the low pre-nucleus) The Low Pre-Head may occur before any head 'and the Low Pre-Nucleus is usually heard before all the nuclear tones.
  2. If unstressed or partially stressed syllables are pronounced higher or on the same level as the first stressed syllable of the head the pre-head is called high. In High Pre-Nucleus these syllables are higher than the start of the nuclear tone or on the same level. eg:ˉI don’t ↘want to ‘go to the ˎcinema (the high pre-head) ˉI don’t ‘want it(the high pre-nucleus) The High Pre-Head usually occurs before descending and high or medium level heads. The High Pre-Nucleus can be heard before almost any nuclear tone.

 


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