tone-bearing unit
English
[edit]| tones | H
|
MH
|
MLH
|
HL
|
|
|
⋁
|
\|/
|
⋁
| |
| segments | ɕi
|
ɕi
|
ɕi
|
ɕi
|
| gloss | 'bright' | 'practice' | 'happy' | 'play' |
| ‹熙› | ‹習› | ‹喜› | ‹戲› | |
| Tone-bearing units indicated in bold. | ||||
Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]tone-bearing unit (plural tone-bearing units)
- (phonology) In autosegmental phonology, a segment, usually a syllable nucleus, which can be associated with a tone.