In tone languages like Chinese, meaning variation due to tone changes is especially true.
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- Chinese Mandarin (普通话) is ________ for foreigners to learn because the changes in the tone will totally change the meaning of words.
- A difference in tone changes the meaning of a group of words and, when this happens, it is called a difference in______________________ .
- Chinese is a ________language. English is an________ language.? tone, tone|tone, intonation|intonation, intonation|intonation, tone
- Chinese is a ________language. English is an________ language. A: tone, intonation B: intonation, tone C: tone, tone D: intonation, intonation
- Changes in the pitch or tone of a speaker’s voice are called __________.