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III. Rules of Syntagmatic Division
Long sentences, simple extended, compound and complex, are subdivided into intonation – groups (=sense-groups, =syntagms). Intonation-group division depends on the meaning of the sentence, the grammatical structure of the utterance and the style of speech. Thus, an intonation-group is the shortest possible unit of speech from the point of view of meaning, grammatical structure and intonation. Final intonation-groups are the most important because their intonation patters (=contours) determine the communicative type of the whole sentence. Non-final sense-groups may have different degrees of semantic completeness, finality and independence. e.g. Sometimes, | I 'get to 'town by '8. 30.|| Each intonation-group is characterized by a definite intonation pattern. The number of intonation-groups in the same sentence may be different. e.g. In June, | July |and August |our 'children 'don't 'go to ˛ school.|| In 'June, 'July, and August| our 'children 'don't 'go to ˛ school.|| The end of each sentence is characterized by a relatively long pause. The pauses between intonation-groups are shorter, they vary in length. There may be no pauses between intonation-groups at all.
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