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floating tone

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Synonyms: floating zone, floating mine, floating vote

Antonyms: floating zone, floating mine, floating vote

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Noun

  1. {{lb|en|phonology}} A [[morpheme]] or element of a morpheme that contains no [[consonant]]s or [[vowel]]s, but only [[tone]]. It cannot be [[pronounce]]d by itself, but affects the tones of neighbouring morphemes.
  2. {{lb|en|phonology}} A [[phonemic]] tone which is not associated to a syllable and is only pronounced in its effect on neighboring tones, such as by causing [[downstep]].

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