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Entry Sentence Type Illustrated Pitch IPA (with tone marking to show pitch) English 
1  simple declarative high-low  ²ajm goiŋ tə ðə ³stɔɹ ¹nau  I'm going to the store now. 
2  simple declarative mid-low  ¹hi ³kɯdn̩tʰ ²hæv ³bɛn ²ðɛ¹ɹ  He couldn't have been there. 
3  simple declarative high-low  ¹aj ³gʰa²tʰə flæt ³tʰaj¹ɹ  I got a flat tire. 
4  compound declarative: 2 independent clauses mid-low  ²ajm ¹gowɨŋ tə ðə ²stɔɹ ¹nau n̩ ²dʒanz ¹kəmɨŋ tʰ²⁻¹u  I'm going to the store now, and John's coming, too. 
5  compound declarative: 2 independent clauses mid-low  ²hi ¹kɯdn̩t əv ²bɛn ¹ðɛɹ ʔæn ³ju ² wr̥ aut əv taun ³ɛ²niwe¹j  He couldn't have been there, and you were out of town, anyway. 
6  compound declarative: 2 independent clauses mid-low  ¹aj ²ga¹t ə flæt ²tʰaj¹ɹ n̩ wi wɹ̩ ²stək ¹ðɛɹ  I got a flat tire, and we were stuck there. 
7  compound declarative: 1 independent and 1 dependent clause (dependent first) high-low  ¹hwɛn ³dʒan ¹gɛts ¹hiɹ ajm ²goiŋ ¹tə ðə ³stɔ¹ɹ  When John gets here, I'm going to the store. 
8  compound declarative: 1 independent and 1 dependent clause (dependent first) high-low  ¹hwət³ʔɛvɹ̩ ²hi ¹sɛd hi kɯdn̩tʰ æv ³bɨn ¹ðɛɹ  Whatever he said, he couldn't have been there. 
9  compound declarative: 1 independent and 1 dependent clause (dependent first) mid-low  ²ivən wɨð ³nu ²tʰaj¹ɹz an aj ²gat ¹ə flæt ²tʰaj¹ɹ  Even with new tires on, I got a flat tire. 
10  compound declarative: 1 independent and 1 dependent clause (dependent last) mid-low  ¹ajm ³gowɨŋ ²tu ðə stɔɹ hwɛn ²dʒan ¹gɛts hiə˞  I'm going to the store when John gets here. 
11  compound declarative: 1 independent and 1 dependent clause (dependent last) mid-low  ²hi ³kɯdn̩t əv bɨn ðɛɹ nou mædɹ̩ hwət¹i sɛd  He couldn't have been there, no matter what he said. 
12  compound declarative: 1 independent and 1 dependent clause (dependent last) high-low  ²aj gat ¹ə flæt ²tʰajɹ ivən wɨθ ³nu ¹wənz an  I got a flat tire even with new ones on. 
13  exclamatory high-low  ²gou tʰu jɔɹ ³ɹu¹m  Go to your room! 
14  exclamatory mid-low  ²gɛt ʔ³aut²əv hi¹ɹ  Get out of here! 
15  exclamatory mid-low  ²gɛt ʔ³aut²əv ðɛ¹ɹ  Get out of there! 
16  simple interrogative introduced by question word high-low  ²hwɛn ɹ̩ ju ³go¹wɨŋ  When are you going? 
17  simple interrogative introduced by question word low-mid  ³hwət ³ɹ̩ ²ju ¹du²wɨŋ  What are you doing? 
18  simple interrogative introduced by question word low-mid  ³hwət əv ju g²⁻¹at ɨn jɔɹ h¹⁻²ænd  What have you got in your hand? 
19  simple interrogative, "yes or no" type mid-high  ¹ɨz ²dʒan goiŋ tə bi hi³ɹ  Is John going to be here? 
20  simple interrogative, "yes or no" type mid-high  ¹hæz ²ʃi gɔn ɔlɹɛ³di  Has she gone already? 
21  simple interrogative, "yes or no" type high-mid  ¹dɨd ²ju ³luz ²jəɹ kʰi  Did you lose your key? 
22  negative question mid-high  ¹ɨzn̩t ²dʒan gowɨŋ tə bi ³hiə˞  Isn't John going to be here? 
23  negative question mid-high  ²hæzn̩t ʃi ¹gɔn ɔl²ɹɛ³di  Hasn't she gone already? 
24  simple interrogative, "yes or no" type high-mid  ¹dɨd ²ju ³luz ²jɯɹ kʰi  Did you lose your key? 
25  negative question high-mid  ³dɨdn̩t ju ²luz jɯɹ̩ kʰi  Didn't you lose your key? 
26  compound interrogative: 2 independent clauses mid-low  ³hwət ɹ̩ ²ju gowɨŋ tɯ¹du æn hw²⁻¹ɛn aɹ ju gowɨŋ tʰu ²du¹ɨt  What are you going to do, and when are you going to do it? 
27  compound interrogative: 2 independent clauses high-low  ¹ɨz i ²go³ɨŋ ɔɹ ²ɨz i ³ste¹iŋ  Is he going, or is he staying? 
28  compound interrogative: 2 independent clauses mid-low  ²aɹ ju ³kəmɨŋ ²ɹ̩ ¹nat  Are you coming, or not? 
29  compound interrogative: 1 independent and 1 dependent clause (dependent first) mid-high  ²sɨns ³jɔɹ ¹gowɨŋ ²kɨn aj kəm ³tʰu  Since you're going, can I come, too? 
30  compound interrogative: 1 independent and 1 dependent clause (dependent first) mid-high  ²æftɹ̩ i fajnli ³gat ¹hiɹ dɨdn̩ i sej ²ɛni³θɨŋ  After he finally got here, didn't he say anything? 
31  compound interrogative: 1 independent and 1 dependent clause (dependent first) mid-high  ²hwɛn ɨts ³sɨks ə²klak ¹wɯd ʒɯ lɛt ²mi n²⁻³ou  When it's six o'clock, would you let me know? 
32  compound interrogative: 1 independent and 1 dependent clause (dependent last) mid-high  ¹kən ²aj kəm tu ¹sɨns ²jɯɹ go³wɨŋ  Can I come, too, since you're going? 
33  compound interrogative: 1 independent and 1 dependent clause (dependent last) mid-high  ²dɨdn̩tʰ i ¹sej ɛ²niθɨŋ æftɹ̩ i fajnli gat hi³ɹ  Didn't he say anything after he finally got here? 
34  compound interrogative: 1 independent and 1 dependent clause (dependent last) mid-high  ²wɯ³ʒu lɛ mi ²nou wɛn ¹ɨts sɨks əkl²⁻³ak  Would you let me know when it's six o'clock? 
35  simple interrogative expressing disbelief or surprise low-high  ²jɔɹ goiŋ ¹tə ðə ³stɔɹ  You're going to the store? 
36  simple interrogative expressing disbelief or surprise mid-high  ¹hi kɯ²dn̩t əv ¹bɛn ð²⁻³ɛə˞  He couldn't have been there? 
37  simple interrogative expressing disbelief or surprise low-mid  ³hwɛn ɛm ¹aj go²wɨŋ  When am I going? 
38  compound direct quotational: declarative quote high-low  ²hi s²⁻¹ɛd ajm ³go¹wɨŋ  He said, "I'm going." 
39  compound direct quotational: declarative quote high-low  (²juʔ)³ju ¹sɛd ²dʒan wɛntʰə ðə ³stɔ¹ə˞  You said, "John went to the store." 
40  compound direct quotational: declarative quote high-low  ²aj ¹sɛd ²dʒanz nat ³hi¹ə˞  I said, "John's not here." 
41  compound direct quotational: exclamatory quote mid-low  ²hi ¹sɛd gɛd ³aud ²əv ¹hiəɹ  He said, "Get out of here!" 
42  compound direct quotational: exclamatory quote mid-low  ²aj ³tʰould ɨm ²gou tə ¹bɛd  I told him, "Go to bed." 
43  compound direct quotational: exclamatory quote mid-low  ²hi sɛz bəz ²ɔf ¹fɛlə  He says, "Buzz off, fella!" 
44  compound direct quotational: interrogative quote mid-low  ²hi sɛd hwət ə ³jɯ ²gowɨŋ tʰɯ ¹du  He said, "What are you going to do?" 
45  compound direct quotational: interrogative quote mid-low  ²ʃi æskt ¹mi ³hwɛəz ²ðə dɔ¹ə˞  She asked me, "Where's the door?" 
46  compound direct quotational: interrogative quote high-low  ¹aj ²æskt ³h⁻ɨ¹m ²hwəts ¹ðə ²bɨg ¹aj³di¹ə˞  I asked him, "What's the big idea?"