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downstep: a standalone construct

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Phonology

the lowering of the pitch range after a low tone, often a floating one, so that successive high tones are realized at progressively lower levels.

In phonology, downstep refers to the lowering of the pitch range after a low tone, often a floating one, so that successive high tones are realized at progressively lower levels. This meaning comes from Clements (1979) in Language.[1]

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pitch3 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs range4 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs tone4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs

References

Clements, G. N. (1979). The Description of Terraced-Level Tone Languages. Language, 55(3), 536-558. https://doi.org/10.2307/413317

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