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abaissement tonal

[Subentry of abaissement, tonal]

Eng    tone lowering

Synonym(s): abaissement du ton

Related term(s): abaissement du registre

Domain: Phonology

Source(s):

Creissels 1994: 219
CREISSELS, Denis. (1994) Aperçu sur les structures phonologiques des langues négro-africaines. Grenoble: ELLUG.


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