Nuclear tones are pitch patterns attached to the nucleus of the intonation pattern and to any following syllables (=the tail). The High Fall nuclear tone starts high in the speaker's pitch range and falls to low pitch by the end of the nucleus. If there is a tail then all syllables in it are low and fairly level in pitch. It often makes the speaker sound interested and involved in what he or she is saying:
A: Would you like a coffee?
B: Yes! (No)
Here are a couple of diagrams, indicating the pitch movement of the High Fall nuclear tone, (1) has no tail (2) has a tail:
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