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The Super-Segmentals
ðə suprəsegmentals
Mentok! Master of New Vs. Given Information
SUPRA-SEGMENTAL POWER
Mentok will control your mind, and then he'll control the conversation by high-lighting new information
ACTUAL DEFINITION
Given Information is predictable for the context.
New Information is information that we assume the listener does not know. New information is highlighted by lengthening the words of the new information and using a higher fundamental frequency.
EXAMPLE
In this example, Mentok gives a harsh order to be carried out, and then Light heartedly comments on it.
New information is intended to signal that change is being made.
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