A tone or set of tones functioning as a distinctive unit in a tone language (cf. phoneme, n. 1a).
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| 释义 | the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > intonation, pitch, or stress > [noun] > intonation > pattern or sequence of > that contributes to meaning (5) toneme1923 A tone or set of tones functioning as a distinctive unit in a tone language (cf. phoneme, n. 1a). intonation phoneme1948 = intoneme, n. intoneme1948 An intonation pattern that contributes to the meaning of an utterance. Subcategories:— metatony (1) — preaching style characterized by varying tone (1) |
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