• booty [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    I had no idea, that's interesting. Where could I read more about this?

    • constellation [none/use name]
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      2 years ago

      I quit studying Japanese long ago in favor of Chinese. Tones are definitely there, though. Heck English has tones.

      • booty [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        English just has one tone that's grammatically meaningful though, and even then you can do without it through context.

          • booty [he/him]
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            2 years ago

            No they don't. There are at most two meanings between these 4 things, and both of those meanings could be extracted from context by a person speaking in a monotone.

            • constellation [none/use name]
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              2 years ago

              All I have to say is that we have very different views of what tones mean in speech. Having studied tonal languages, I'm sticking with my view.

              • booty [he/him]
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                2 years ago

                What a lame response. Why even comment? "I've decided you're wrong and I know more than you, but of course I can't articulate why." Did I accidentally log into reddit today?