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- <title xmlns:ng="http://docbook.org/docbook-ng">The Russian intonation system</title><meta xmlns:ng="http://docbook.org/docbook-ng" name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.79.2"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="The RUSSIAN Fast Course"><link rel="up" href="ch03.html" title="Chapter 3. Lesson 3"><link rel="prev" href="ch03s10.html" title="In case you were wondering"><link rel="next" href="ch03s12.html" title="Useful words and expressions"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">The Russian intonation system</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch03s10.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Chapter 3. Lesson 3</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ch03s12.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="d5e7595"></a>The Russian intonation system</h2></div></div></div><p>Much in the same way as English does, Russian uses a system of rising and falling
- intonations within a sentence to indicate that it is: a declarative statement, a question or
- an exclamation. Examine the following English sentences. Note their punctuation and attempt to
- read them with the proper intonation:</p><p><span class="bold"><strong>Your son graduated from Harvard.</strong></span></p><p><span class="bold"><strong>Your son graduated from Harvard?</strong></span></p><p><span class="bold"><strong>Your son graduated from Harvard!</strong></span></p><p>Now listen as your instructor reads this set of similar sentences in Russian. Note where
- the "center" of intonation is (always on the word in question or a question word, in a
- question), and the rise and fall of the voice:</p><p><span class="bold"><strong><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Ва́ша дочь око́нчила
- МГУ.</em></span></strong></span></p><p><span class="bold"><strong><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Ва́ша дочь око́нчила
- МГУ?</em></span></strong></span></p><p><span class="bold"><strong><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Ва́ша дочь око́нчила
- МГУ!</em></span></strong></span></p><p>The Russian intonation patterns have been organized into a system which refers to them as
- "intonation constructions" or "ИК". There are 5 basic patterns:</p><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1"><li class="listitem"><p><b>ИК-1. </b>for declarative sentences, statements. The tone is even,with a slight falling off at
- the end. Often this intonation is perceived by speakers of English as "boring", but you
- should resist the temptation to "jazz it up".</p><p>For example:</p><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Моя́ фами́лия Моро́зов. Меня́ зову́т Никола́й Петро́вич.
- Э́то моя́ жена́. Её зову́т Екатери́на Васи́льевна. Мы москвичи́. Мы живём в
- Москве́.</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem"><p><b>ИК-2. </b>for questions containing a question word (<span class="bold"><strong><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Что?</em></span></strong></span>
- <span class="bold"><strong><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Кто?</em></span></strong></span><span class="bold"><strong><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">
- Как?</em></span></strong></span>
- <span class="bold"><strong><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где?</em></span></strong></span>
- <span class="bold"><strong><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Когда́?</em></span></strong></span>,
- etc.). The intonation rises on the question word and then drops and levels off for the
- rest of the sentence.</p><p>For example:</p><div class="informalexample"><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Кто э́то? Что э́то?</em></span></p><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Как вас зову́т?</em></span></p><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где вы живёте? Где вы
- рабо́таете?</em></span></p><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Когда́ вы прие́хали в Москву́?</em></span></p></div></li><li class="listitem"><p><b>ИК-3. </b>for questions which do NOT contain a question word. This pattern is used to turn
- declarative sentences into questions without changing word order. The intonation rises
- on the word in question and then drops and levels off for the rest of the
- sentence.</p><p>For example:</p><div class="informalexample"><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Вы говори́те по-ру́сски? Вы хорошо́ говори́те
- по-ру́сски?</em></span></p><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Вы рабо́таете в америка́нском
- посо́льстве?</em></span></p><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Вы давно́ в Москве́?</em></span></p><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Э́то ва́ша маши́на?</em></span></p><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">У вас есть де́ти?</em></span></p></div></li><li class="listitem"><p><b>ИК-4. </b>for "incomplete" questions which are usually prefaced with «A..?». In a dialog,
- these refer back to a question asked previously. The intonation dips slightly at the
- beginning of the question, then rises sharply and continues to rise to the end of the
- sentence.</p><p>For example:</p><div class="informalexample"><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">-Как дела́?</em></span></p><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">-Оч́ень хорошо́, спаси́бо. А у вас? [А как у вас
- дела́?)</em></span></p><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Мой сын у́чится в университе́те. А ваш? (Где у́чится
- ваш сын?)</em></span></p><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Ле́том мы пое́дем на Чёрное мо́ре. А вы? (Куда́ вы
- пое́дете ле́том?)</em></span></p></div></li><li class="listitem"><p><b>ИК-5. </b>for exclamations which may be either sincere or sarcastic, depending on the context.
- The intonation rises at the beginning of the sentence, levels off, stays high and then
- drops at the end of the sentence.</p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1" width="100%"><col width="35%"><col width="65%"><tr>
- <td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Кака́я сего́дня пого́да!</em></span></td>
- <td>(the sun is shining, the sky is blue, the birds are singing...)</td>
- </tr><tr>
- <td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Кака́я сего́дня пого́да!</em></span></td>
- <td>(it's raining cats and dogs, the wind is howling...)</td>
- </tr><tr>
- <td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Како́й у него́ го́лос!</em></span></td>
- <td>(a real Pavarotti!)</td>
- </tr><tr>
- <td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Како́й у него́ го́лос!</em></span></td>
- <td>(he couldn't carry a tune in a bushel basket...)</td>
- </tr></table></div></li></ol></div><p>Now close your books and listen carefully as your instructor reads the following sentences
- aloud. Can you identify which are statements, and which are questions?</p><div class="informalexample"><div class="informaltable"><table border="0" width="100%"><col width="1cm"><col width="394"><tr valign="top">
- <td align="left">1.</td>
- <td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Москва́ - столи́ца
- Росси́и.</em></span></td>
- </tr><tr valign="top">
- <td>2.</td>
- <td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Москва́ столи́ца
- Росси́и?</em></span></td>
- </tr><tr valign="top">
- <td align="left">3.</td>
- <td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Вы рабо́таете в америка́нском
- посо́льстве.</em></span></td>
- </tr><tr valign="top">
- <td align="left">4.</td>
- <td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Вы рабо́таете в америка́нском
- посол́ьстве?</em></span></td>
- </tr><tr valign="top">
- <td align="left">5.</td>
- <td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Его́ зову́т Евге́ний
- Петрович.</em></span></td>
- </tr><tr valign="top">
- <td align="left">6.</td>
- <td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Его зовут Евгений
- Петро́вич?</em></span></td>
- </tr><tr valign="top">
- <td align="left">7.</td>
- <td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">У неё дво́е
- дете́й.</em></span></td>
- </tr><tr valign="top">
- <td align="left">8.</td>
- <td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">У неё дво́е
- дете́й?</em></span></td>
- </tr><tr valign="top">
- <td>9.</td>
- <td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">А у вас? Как у вас
- дела́?</em></span></td>
- </tr><tr valign="top">
- <td align="left">10</td>
- <td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Кака́я интере́сная
- карти́на!</em></span></td>
- </tr></table></div></div><p>The chart on the next page gives you a visual representation of these intonation
- constructions.</p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1" width="100%"><col width="10%"><col width="15%"><col width="25%"><col width="25%"><col width="25%"><thead align="center"><tr valign="top">
- <td><span lang="ru" class="bold"><strong>ик</strong></span></td>
- <td colspan="4">TABLE OF INTONATION CONSTRUCTIONS</td>
- </tr></thead><tbody align="center"><tr valign="top">
- <td valign="middle">ИК-1</td>
- <td>
- <div class="mediaobject"><img src="../../Images/FsiRussianFast-Lessons2-5-IK1-1.png"></div>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Здесь.</em></span>
- </p>
- </td>
- <td>
- <div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" style="cellpadding: 0; cellspacing: 0;" width="106"><tr><td><img src="../../Images/FsiRussianFast-Lessons2-5-IK1-2.png" width="106"></td></tr></table></div>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Здесь остано́вка.</em></span>
- </p>
- </td>
- <td align="left">
- <div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" style="cellpadding: 0; cellspacing: 0;" width="106"><tr><td><img src="../../Images/FsiRussianFast-Lessons2-5-IK1-3.png" width="106"></td></tr></table></div>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Э́то пя́тый авто́бус.</em></span>
- </p>
- </td>
- <td>
- <div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" style="cellpadding: 0; cellspacing: 0;" width="106"><tr><td><img src="../../Images/FsiRussianFast-Lessons2-5-IK1-4.png" width="106"></td></tr></table></div>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Вот университе́т.</em></span>
- </p>
- </td>
- </tr></tbody><tbody align="center"><tr valign="top">
- <td valign="middle">ИК-2</td>
- <td>
- <div class="mediaobject"><img src="../../Images/FsiRussianFast-Lessons2-5-IK2-1.png"></div>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Кто?</em></span>
- </p>
- </td>
- <td>
- <div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" style="cellpadding: 0; cellspacing: 0;" width="106"><tr><td><img src="../../Images/FsiRussianFast-Lessons2-5-IK2-2.png" width="106"></td></tr></table></div>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где он живёт?</em></span>
- </p>
- </td>
- <td>
- <div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" style="cellpadding: 0; cellspacing: 0;" width="106"><tr><td><img src="../../Images/FsiRussianFast-Lessons2-5-IK2-3.png" width="106"></td></tr></table></div>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Почему́ так?</em></span>
- </p>
- </td>
- <td>
- <div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" style="cellpadding: 0; cellspacing: 0;" width="106"><tr><td><img src="../../Images/FsiRussianFast-Lessons2-5-IK2-4.png" width="106"></td></tr></table></div>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Что эт́о?</em></span>
- </p>
- </td>
- </tr></tbody><tbody align="center"><tr valign="top">
- <td valign="middle">ИК-3</td>
- <td>
- <div class="mediaobject"><img src="../../Images/FsiRussianFast-Lessons2-5-IK3-1.png"></div>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Здесь?</em></span>
- </p>
- </td>
- <td>
- <div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" style="cellpadding: 0; cellspacing: 0;" width="106"><tr><td><img src="../../Images/FsiRussianFast-Lessons2-5-IK3-2.png" width="106"></td></tr></table></div>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">-Здесь остано́вка?</em></span>
- </p>
- </td>
- <td>
- <div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" style="cellpadding: 0; cellspacing: 0;" width="106"><tr><td><img src="../../Images/FsiRussianFast-Lessons2-5-IK3-3.png" width="106"></td></tr></table></div>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">-Э́то пя́тый авто́бус?</em></span>
- </p>
- </td>
- <td>
- <div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" style="cellpadding: 0; cellspacing: 0;" width="106"><tr><td><img src="../../Images/FsiRussianFast-Lessons2-5-IK3-4.png" width="106"></td></tr></table></div>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Она́ поёт?</em></span>
- </p>
- </td>
- </tr></tbody><tbody align="center"><tr valign="top">
- <td valign="middle">ИК-4</td>
- <td>
- <div class="mediaobject"><img src="../../Images/FsiRussianFast-Lessons2-5-IK4-1.png"></div>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">А вы?</em></span>
- </p>
- </td>
- <td>
- <div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" style="cellpadding: 0; cellspacing: 0;" width="106"><tr><td><img src="../../Images/FsiRussianFast-Lessons2-5-IK4-2.png" width="106"></td></tr></table></div>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">А ваш сын?</em></span>
- </p>
- </td>
- <td>
- <div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" style="cellpadding: 0; cellspacing: 0;" width="106"><tr><td><img src="../../Images/FsiRussianFast-Lessons2-5-IK4-3.png" width="106"></td></tr></table></div>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">А пя́тый авто́бус?</em></span>
- </p>
- </td>
- <td>
- <div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" style="cellpadding: 0; cellspacing: 0;" width="106"><tr><td><img src="../../Images/FsiRussianFast-Lessons2-5-IK4-4.png" width="106"></td></tr></table></div>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">А университе́т?</em></span>
- </p>
- </td>
- </tr></tbody><tbody align="center"><tr valign="top">
- <td valign="middle">ИК-5</td>
- <td valign="middle">-------</td>
- <td>
- <div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" style="cellpadding: 0; cellspacing: 0;" width="106"><tr><td><img src="../../Images/FsiRussianFast-Lessons2-5-IK5-2.png" width="106"></td></tr></table></div>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Как она́ танцу́ет!</em></span>
- </p>
- </td>
- <td>
- <div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" style="cellpadding: 0; cellspacing: 0;" width="106"><tr><td><img src="../../Images/FsiRussianFast-Lessons2-5-IK5-3.png" width="106"></td></tr></table></div>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Замеча́тельный го́лос!</em></span>
- </p>
- </td>
- <td>
- <div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" style="cellpadding: 0; cellspacing: 0;" width="106"><tr><td><img src="../../Images/FsiRussianFast-Lessons2-5-IK5-4.png" width="106"></td></tr></table></div>
- <p>
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Настоя́щая весна́!</em></span>
- </p>
- </td>
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