Pitch and phonological perception of tone in the Suruí language of Rondônia (Brazil): identification task of LHL and LHH tonal patterns
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The present study explored the relation between pitch and phonological perception of tone in the Suruí language of Rondônia (Brazil), given that pitch realization of tone in Suruí is a complex phenomenon. F0 values and pitch contour of the vowel nucleus were found to influence the perception of tone in this language of the Mondé family, but these effects were found to be dominated by the influence of the pitch contour of the preceding syllable. These perceptual results, completed by an analysis on production, contribute to indicate the existence of a Mid tone in Suruí, allophone of the High tone, which would be the result of a regressive downstep.
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