ON THE QUESTION OF THE MODAL-EMOTIONAL FUNCTION OF INTONATION IN LANGUAGE

Abstract

The article explores issues related to the modal-emotional function of intonation in the language. The features of living oral speech in the complex interaction of phonetic, lexical and grammatical means in the English language are revealed. The aim of the study is a detailed analysis of the modal-emotional functions of intonation in the language. The objectives of the study are: to identify generalized phonetic-semantic and lexical characteristics of speech units; classification of intonation in speech. The authors pay special attention to the peculiarity of intonation, which consists in the use of emphatic forms of speech intonation in the language, since emphatic forms of intonation serve to create a contrast effect and express the intensity of emotion. In addition, the paper considers the important effect of emphase, which creates lexical and grammatical means of speech expressiveness, which act together with intonation.