| Lemma | rising tone |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Sapir (1921) |
| Titolo | Language |
| Sinonimi | |
| Rinvii | falling tone (inglese) low tone (inglese) significant (inglese) |
| Traduzioni | |
| Citazioni | There is probably a real psychological connection between symbolism and such significant alternations as [...] Chinese 'mai' (with rising tone) 'to buy' and 'mai' (with falling tone) 'to sell.' [Shilluk] From the verbal element 'gwed-' 'to write' are formed 'gwed-o' '(he) writes' with a low tone, the passive 'gwet' '(it was) written' with a falling tone, the imperative 'gwet' 'write!' with a rising tone [...] |