| Lemma | tone group |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Halliday (1985) |
| Titolo | An Introduction to Functional Grammar |
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| Citazioni | The foot is the rhythmic unit of the language. Above the foot there is one higher constituent, which is the melodic unit of the language. This is generally referred to as the TONE GROUP (less commonly ʻtone unitʼ). |