Combination of Mood and Intonation in Exclamatory Sentences: Phonetic and Functional- Lexical Analysis of Selected Examples from Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre

This study examines the interplay of mood and intonation in English exclamatory sentences, focusing on the contrasting use of low-falling and high-falling tones to signal varying degrees of emotional emphasis. Using the exclamatory sentences from Charlotte Brontë’s novel Jane Eyre, a detailed phonetic and functional-lexical analysis is conducted. The findings reveal systematic intonational patterns where low-falling tones correspond to non-emphatic, reflective moods, while high-falling tones convey stronger, more emphatic emotions. The study demonstrates the essential role of intonation in shaping the mood and pragmatic force of exclamations in literary discourse.