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===Suprasegmentals=== | ===Suprasegmentals=== | ||
====Tonic accent==== | ====Tonic accent==== | ||
: ''See also: [[Asaari/Sound changes]]'' | |||
Asaari uses a a system of '''tonic accent''', or [[w:pitch accent|pitch accent]]. A tonic accent is different to stress accent in that the prominent syllable in the word is distinguished by [[w:tone|tone]] rather than volume. The tonic accent is also different to a purely tonal system in that the number of tonal syllables in a word is limited. | Asaari uses a a system of '''tonic accent''', or [[w:pitch accent|pitch accent]]. A tonic accent is different to stress accent in that the prominent syllable in the word is distinguished by [[w:tone|tone]] rather than volume. The tonic accent is also different to a purely tonal system in that the number of tonal syllables in a word is limited. | ||
In Asaari, there is at most | In Asaari, there is at most tonic tonic syllables in a word. The position of the tonic syllable determines the tonal pattern of the whole word. The distinction is binary, that is, a tonic syllable may be either high or low. | ||
The [[Proto-Tanisi]] language, PT, had a moraic stress system, where the first heavy was stressed. In Asaari, this is largely irrelevant. Instead, depending on which syllable had a voiceless plosive or a nasal coda, the syllable became tonic. Syllables with a plosive coda got a high pitch, and nasal codas got a low pitch. | |||
*For example, the PT word {{sc|hagiakis}} */ha.'gjakis/ recieved a high pitch on the second syllable when Asaari developed. | |||
**/ha.'gjakis/ > /ajáːʔ/ - ''yellow'' | |||
*The word {{sc|tiana}} */'tjan.a/ on the other hand got a low pitch. | |||
**/'tjan.a/ > /tsà/ - ''hell'' | |||
=====Glottal and nasal syllables===== | =====Glottal and nasal syllables===== | ||
The [[Proto-Tanisi]] language, had a regular [[w:moraic stress| moraic stress system]] which degenerated as the Asaari system evolved. The Proto-Tanisi language stressed the third mora, but in the Asaari language much of the tonic accent is affected by so called '''glottal''' and '''nasal''' syllables. | |||
The Asaari tonic accent distinguishes high and low tone. These arose due to [[w:nasalisation|nasalised]] syllables and syllables with a [[w:glottal stop|glottal stop]] coda in the Proto-Tanisi language. Today, these are part of a [[w:register (linguistics)|register]], where high pitch syllables get a glottal closure, and low pitch syllables are nasalised. | The Asaari tonic accent distinguishes high and low tone. These arose due to [[w:nasalisation|nasalised]] syllables and syllables with a [[w:glottal stop|glottal stop]] coda in the Proto-Tanisi language. Today, these are part of a [[w:register (linguistics)|register]], where high pitch syllables get a glottal closure, and low pitch syllables are nasalised. | ||