Prosody examples
1. Length. a) Czech vowels
Short vowels |
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Long vowels |
I |
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mIl |
mile |
`nicely' |
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i |
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mil |
míle |
`mile' |
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lt |
let |
`flight' |
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lt |
lét |
`summer' (gen. pl.) |
a |
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rat |
rad |
`row' (gen. pl.) |
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a |
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rat |
rád |
`order' |
u |
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domu |
domu |
`house' (gen. sg.) |
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u |
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domu |
domu° |
`home' (adv.) |
b) Hindi consonants
Short consonants |
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Long consonants |
t |
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pt |
`address' (n.) |
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t |
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pt |
`leaf' |
th |
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kth |
`narrative' |
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th |
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kth |
`red powdered bark' |
d |
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d |
`mace' (weapon) |
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d |
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d |
`mattress' |
t |
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bt |
`save' |
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t |
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bt |
`child' |
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p |
`to make someone agree' |
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p |
`a fold' (in cloth) |
k |
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pk |
`cook' (v.) |
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k |
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pk |
`firm' |
2. Pitch and length in Croatian ("pitch accent")
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Long falling |
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Short falling |
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têk |
tek |
`appetite' |
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têk |
tek |
`only' |
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Long rising |
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Short falling |
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ìíle |
vile |
`fairies' |
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île |
vile |
`hayfork' |
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dùúa |
duga |
`rainbow' |
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dûa |
duga |
`stave' |
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Long-long |
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Short-short |
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kûtca |
ku¢a |
`houses' (gen.) |
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kûtca |
ku¢a |
`a house' |
3. Lexical tone in Cantonese
High level |
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síí |
`silk' |
Mid level |
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sii |
`to try' |
Low-mid level |
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sìì |
`matter' |
Low fall |
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siì |
`time' |
High rise |
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sií |
`history' |
Low rise |
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sìi |
`city' |