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Re:Cantonese Font with Pronunciation by dontlaugh on Tuesday May 09, 2023 @04:42AM (#35871647)
It even matters in Latin languages somewhat. Which syllable is stressed can change meaning, sometimes avoiding ambiguity.
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Re:Cantonese Font with Pronunciation by faitswulff on Tuesday May 09, 2023 @10:02AM (#35874450)
Exactly. I use the example of different tones when saying “really.” It can have very different connotations depending on the tone from questioning to sarcastic.
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Re:Cantonese Font with Pronunciation by carlmr on Tuesday May 09, 2023 @10:27AM (#35874821)
Mandarin, Cantonese, etc. have per-syllable tones. English, German, French and probably many more, have per-partial-sentence tones.
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