Authors : Atajonova Malokhat Ilkhamovna

Volume/Issue : Volume 10 - 2025, Issue 8 - August

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/25aug782

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Abstract : This study examines the interplay of mood and intonation in English exclamatory sentences, focusing on the contrasting use of low-falling and high-falling tones to signal varying degrees of emotional emphasis. Using the exclamatory sentences from Charlotte Brontë’s novel Jane Eyre, a detailed phonetic and functional-lexical analysis is conducted. The findings reveal systematic intonational patterns where low-falling tones correspond to non-emphatic, reflective moods, while high-falling tones convey stronger, more emphatic emotions. The study demonstrates the essential role of intonation in shaping the mood and pragmatic force of exclamations in literary discourse.

Keywords : Exclamatory Sentences, Intonation, Mood, Low-Falling Tone, High-Falling Tone, Phonetics, Functional-Lexical Analysis, Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë.

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