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one as in sentence (44) of 3.2.4, and the second NP
if the basic intonation pattern is the one as in
sentence (42) of 3.2.4.
This definition can be restated as follows.
[a] The first NP is the subject if the intonation rises
to the primary peak on the last syllable of the
first NP followed by a sharp drop to low and rises
again on the last syllable of the second NP,
slightly lower than the primary peak, and from here
it drops again sharply to low.
[b] The second NP is the subject if the sentence has a
topicalization intonation. This intonation is
marked by a sharp drop from the primary on the last
syllable of the first NP to low on the second NP
and continues at that height to the end of the
sentence.
Explanation: Each part of these definitions will be
clarified through the following examples.
[i]. The intonation pattern described in [i] can be
drawn as follows.
69. [ NP/""V%- [ X ]
•»«••••* -»_»e-» •».aaa_ia-i
(X is either a VP, NP, PP, Adverb, or Aspect word.)