Re: tones and stress
| From: | SuomenkieliMaa <suomenkieli@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, May 7, 2001, 13:51 |
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--- daniel andreasson <daniel.andreasson@...>
wrote:
> I have a question regarding tones. Do languages that
> have
> tones also have stress? Or does the stress fall
> somewhat
> regularly on every syllable? Or perhaps this is
> different
> in different languages?
Don't quote me on this, but I believe Thai has 5 tones
and stress would be dependent on the tone. There is
falling, rising, flat, and two others I don't
remember. Vietnamese & Lao may be worse, although I
know Khmer is without such tone-distinction.
Matt33
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