Tonological

Quick meaning: Tonological is an adjective meaning (linguistics) Of or relating to tonology.

Meaning

(linguistics) Of or relating to tonology.

Example Sentences

Songs in a tonal language like Yoruba depend on tonological patterning for their beauty and euphony.

However, I think that on a tonological level the Indus Kohistani and the Shina accent systems are very similar.

[W]e shall instead propose that stød be tonological in nature, i.e. we shall assume that it belongs in the gesture which is a ‘domicile’ for prosodic or extra-segmental units.

[I]t can be seen that tonological awareness remains inferior to phonological awareness in the primary/lower secondary educated groups of adults. This changes however with tertiary education; tonological awareness improves dramatically to the same level as phonological awareness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tonometric, tonal, tonemic, tonetic, tonographic, tonified.

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