- tone unit
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the basic unit of ↑intonation in a language which consists of one or more syllables with a complete ↑pitch movement
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
tone unit
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tone unit — noun another term for tone group … English new terms dictionary
tone group — ˈtone unit 7 [tone unit] (also ˈtone group) noun (phonetics) the basic unit of ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Tone (linguistics) — Not to be confused with intonation (linguistics). Top tone ◌̋ ˥ … Wikipedia
Tone remote — General Electric Mobile Radio, unknown year). This GE manual covers tone and DC remotes. ] [To confirm the use of the phrase tone remote as accurate in describing this type of device, please see US Patent and Trademark Office patent ID 6950653,… … Wikipedia
Tone cluster — Example of piano tone clusters. The clusters in the upper staff C♯ D♯ F♯ G♯ are four successive black keys … Wikipedia
Tone sandhi — Sound change and alternation Metathesis Quantitative metathesis … Wikipedia
Tone letter — Register (level) tone ˥ ˦ ˧ ˨ ˩ IPA number 519–523 Entity … Wikipedia
Tone contour — A tone contour is a tone in a tonal language which shifts from one pitch to another over the course of the syllable or word. Tone contours are especially common in East and Southeast Asia, but occur elsewhere, such as the Kru languages of Liberia … Wikipedia
unit — 1. One; a single person or thing. 2. A standard of measure, weight, or any other quality, by multiplications or fractions of which a scale or system is formed. 3. A group of persons or things considered as a whole because of mutual activities or… … Medical dictionary
tone group — noun Phonetics a group of words forming a distinctive unit in an utterance … English new terms dictionary
