Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
linguistic theory
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| gptkbp:characterizedBy |
use of pitch to distinguish meaning
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| gptkbp:contrastsWith |
pitch accent systems
stress accent systems |
| gptkbp:documentedIn |
gptkb:Shona
gptkb:Zulu gptkb:Ewe gptkb:Bantu_languages Hausa Igbo Yoruba Mandarin (for comparison) |
| gptkbp:features |
gptkb:Nilo-Saharan_languages
gptkb:Afroasiatic_languages gptkb:Khoisan_languages gptkb:Niger-Congo_languages |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
African Tone Systems
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| gptkbp:importantFor |
grammatical distinction
lexical distinction |
| gptkbp:includes |
contour tone systems
level tone systems |
| gptkbp:mayInclude |
tone sandhi
automatic downstep contour tones downstep floating tones intonational tones level tones morphological tones multiple tone levels non-automatic downstep phonemic tones pragmatic tones register tones syntactic tones three-tone systems tone merger tone neutralization tone polarity tone split tone spreading tone stability tone terracing two-tone systems upstep |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
African languages
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| gptkbp:studiedBy |
gptkb:linguist
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| gptkbp:studiedIn |
gptkb:phonology
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Larry_Hyman
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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