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This paper is a critical survey of the work of various linguists in the field of English intonation studies. Crystal's work is cited as being particularly influential in the, author's work. It is argued that there is a lack of progress in this field because of a preoccupation on the part of scholars with their own studies and their application and because of the variety in the kinds of notation used in the United States and the United Kingdom. As a solution to the latter problem, an amplification of the Kingdom notation is advocated, combining the Kingdon simplicity with American efficiency and thoroughness. OM ENGLISH INTONATION STUDIES by JACK WINDSOR LEWIS In common with other branches of linguistics, English intonation studies made little progress before the latter part of the last century. The simplest contrast in English intonation-- the choice between a rising and a falling tone at the end of a sentence-- had been remarked upon over 300 years ago, but before Henry Sweet the only serious examinations of English speech melody had been made in 1775 by a scholar named Joshua Steele (who had used an augmented musical notation to record among other things Garrick speaking Shakespeare), by John Walker, with a simpler treat