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→Function of tones: there are non-speech-act particles with lex tone now
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This is in contrast to '''lexical tone''', like in Chinese: there, when you change the tone of a syllable, it becomes a different word (lexeme) entirely. For example 西 xı̄ “west” → 媳 xí “daughter-in-law”. | This is in contrast to '''lexical tone''', like in Chinese: there, when you change the tone of a syllable, it becomes a different word (lexeme) entirely. For example 西 xı̄ “west” → 媳 xí “daughter-in-law”. | ||
Toaq has a ''little'' bit of lexical tone, too, limited to | Toaq has a ''little'' bit of lexical tone, too, limited to particles: {{Derani||da}} and {{Derani||dâ}} are two different lexemes. | ||
== The four tones == | == The four tones == | ||