Qino: Difference between revisions

Line 327:

In verbs, accent is fully determined by morphology. Nouns may have distinctive accent. A final accented vowel can be pronounced aspirated in verbs (where it may be written with a final ''-h'') and glottalized in nouns (which may be indicated with an apostrophe).

When used in a sentence, some words that normally have accent may be unaccented (especially if unfocused), etc. ~~This article mostly focuses on words in isolation, and doesn't go into too much detail on what happens when they come together.~~

When used in a sentence, some words that normally have accent may be unaccented (especially if unfocused), etc. In a noun phrase, words after the first accented word have their accent weakened or dropped entirely. Words such as genitives, adjectives, verbs, and proximal/distal articles are accented.

In a noun phrase, words after the first accented word have their accent weakened or dropped entirely. Words such as genitives, adjectives, verbs, and proximal/distal articles are accented.

:e.g. ''namú'' "person (''nom.'')" (final accent)

::''ku namú'' "the person (''nom.'')" (definite article is unaccented)

@@ Line 327: / Line 327: @@
 In verbs, accent is fully determined by morphology. Nouns may have distinctive accent. A final accented vowel can be pronounced aspirated in verbs (where it may be written with a final ''-h'') and glottalized in nouns (which may be indicated with an apostrophe).
-When used in a sentence, some words that normally have accent may be unaccented (especially if unfocused), etc. This article mostly focuses on words in isolation, and doesn't go into too much detail on what happens when they come together.
+When used in a sentence, some words that normally have accent may be unaccented (especially if unfocused), etc. In a noun phrase, words after the first accented word have their accent weakened or dropped entirely. Words such as genitives, adjectives, verbs, and proximal/distal articles are accented.
-In a noun phrase, words after the first accented word have their accent weakened or dropped entirely. Words such as genitives, adjectives, verbs, and proximal/distal articles are accented.
 :e.g. ''namú'' "person (''nom.'')" (final accent)
 ::''ku namú'' "the person (''nom.'')" (definite article is unaccented)