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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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falling intonation

what does it mean when a yes/no question ends with falling intonation. What does it suggest?
  

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Can you define what you mean by a yes/no question? ", where the tag can have rising or falling intonation and the answer is usually yes or no? BillJ

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Can you define what you mean by a yes/no question?

Are you referring to tag questions, like "You are going, aren't you?", where the tag can have rising or falling intonation and the answer is usually yes or no?

BillJ