This cassette accompanies The Communicative Value of Intonation in English, which was originally published by the English Language Research unit in Birmingham, setting out David BrazilÕs description of the system of intonation in English.BrazilÕs model takes a discourse-based approach and attempts to assign ÔmeaningÕ or a communicative value to the different aspects that make up the system of intonation. The book is an important and controversial work, which has influenced scholars in the field and ELT materials writers alike.This cassette contains all the examples of intonation features in the book.