Week 10 intonation pattern and more practice

I started to notice that the general fluctuation of Suzhou dialect is more obvious and complicated than Mandarin Chinese,probably due to the fact that there are more tones and triphthongs in Suzhou dialect.
In order to grasp the intonation pattern, I listened to the archetype while marking the intonation on the script.

In Mandarin Chinese, at the end of the sentence or sense group, the intonation is usually dropping; however, in Suzhou dialect, as we can see in the script, some of the sentences end in a rising intonation which is usually used in interrogative sentences. In addition, contrary to Mandarin Chinese, the pauses between two clauses in a sentence are mainly rising.
Listening discrimination skill really works in distinguishing intonation patterns and helps me focus on the suprasegmental features of the archetype.
Here is my practice trying to imitate the archetype according to the script:




For the following weeks, I will pay more attention to other suprasegmental features and tonal changes.