The first part of this paper outlines a study conducted in Malaysia to investigate whether a systematic teaching of intonation would increase learners' awareness of its role in discourse. Two upper secondary classes of similar proficiency were selected for this purpose. The second part gives a detailed description of interesting intonation features in the data and discusses implications for teaching intonation in schools.
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