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Re: yet another new lang sketch (sorry) [ + pitch-stress, + Welsh]

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Monday, November 1, 1999, 18:17
Nik Taylor wrote:

> In contrast, tonal languages have a tone on EACH AND EVERY syllable, > which must be marked for each syllable.
Too strong. Mandarin has many toneless syllables, especially grammatical particles (their pitch is determined in a complex way by the tones of surrounding syllables). Other Sinitic languages are far more likely to give every syllable a tone. -- John Cowan http://www.reutershealth.com jcowan@reutershealth.com Schlingt dreifach einen Kreis vom dies / Schliess eurer Aug vor heiliger Schau Den er genoss vom Honig-Tau / Und trank die Milch vom Paradies. -- Coleridge (tr. Politzer)