Table 2. The Mean pitch values (in semitones) for the final word of the statement and question discourses used in the appropriate and inappropriate conditions.
Appropriate condition | Inappropriate condition | ||||
Statement | Question | Statement | Question | ||
Size of final pitch glide (st) | −2.2 (8.3) | 8.3 (9.7) | −2.4 (8.6) | 8.0 (8.6) | |
Rate of final pitch glide (st/s) | −9.0 (33.9) | 33.0 (40.2) | −12.2 (37.0) | 34.1 (38.7) | |
Rate (syl/s) | 4.0 (0.3) | 4.0 (0.3) |