Pronunciation / The intonation in the sentence

The melody of the French language encompasses 4 levels. It changes on the last syllable of the group of words.

 Example with three levels: 

4
3				jour			foire
2	C'est	le	grand		de	la		à	l'em
1										ploi.

4: tone of the question without an interrogative word.
3: tone of the sentence that is not finished.
2: basic tone.
1: tone at the end of a sentence.


The affirmative sentence starts on level 2: it is the most comfortable tone.

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C’est le grand jour de la foire à l’emploi.

The last syllable of the affirmative sentence falls on level 1: this means that the interlocutor can start talking.

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C’est le grand jour de la foire à l’emploi.

In a sequence of enumerations, the last syllable of the enumeration rises to level 3: this means that the sentence will continue.

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Un job, un stage, un emploi. Des étudiants, une ambassadrice, quatre sociétés.

In a question without an interrogative word, the voice rises up to level 4.

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Vous faites la queue pour ici ?