The pitch register at the coda does
not vary.notation at the top is that proposed by Chao (1924).
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Tone : |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
| Feature |
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| contour |
... |
- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| High |
... |
+ |
- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Mid |
... |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Low |
... |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
- |
| Rising |
... |
- |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
| Falling |
... |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Convex
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...
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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i)
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The rising tone shows a variation
as to the starting pitch register. The variant (Tone 3) is predictable.When
a rising tone is preceded by a syllable carrying a falling tone, the rise
starts from low. Note that, however, the end register is the same, i.e.,
high, for both. |
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Ex : The tone on the second syllable in
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| /pąsįyg / |
`ant’ |
/ hątyó /
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`hand’
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(ii)
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The falling tone shows a
variation as to the starting pitch register. The variant (Tone 5) is
predictable. When a falling tone is preceded by a rising tone, the fall
starts from high. Note that, here also, the end register is the same, i.e.,
low for both. |
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ex : The tone on the second syllable in
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/óyą / |
`to shoot’ |
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/pįpł/
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`mushroom’
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(iii)
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For all other tones, i.e., the
norms, the starting pitch register is always mid.
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Ex :
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The pitch register at the coda does
not vary.
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1.4.2.
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Vowels :
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The allophonic variants can be
classified under five major heads. The fifth section gives the norm and the
other four the variants. The environment for the variants is specified and
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