Abstract
In this work we are going to deal with intonation in the English language; more
specifically, with the intonation of questions in Standard British English (SBE), as this is
the standard accent chosen at the School of Languages, Universidad Nacional de
Córdoba (UNC), to teach pronunciation to undergraduate students. We will discuss
intonation theories that will serve as basis for the presentation of material focused only
on introducing and practising intonation in questions.
Intonation in questions is dealt with in the last unit of the subject Phonetics and
Phonology 1. Students learn about intonation and practise it following the model
developed by Brazil (1997) and Brazil et al (1980) called Discourse Intonation (DI).
Following these scholars, a variety of meanings and attitudes are expressed when using
different tones in one same utterance, reason why intonation becomes relevant for
effective message transmission.