pazu Posted November 10, 2003 at 08:16 PM Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 at 08:16 PM Many languages don't have tones, but many have (some African languages, many SEA languages and of course, Chinese) So, what do you think? How do tones evolve in some languages but not the others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jekor Posted November 11, 2003 at 11:41 PM Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 at 11:41 PM According to the International Phonetic Association's handbook (I think), the majority of languages are tonal. So maybe we should be asking the question "How do toneless languages evolve from tonal ones?" (I'm only half joking). To me it seems perfectly natural to distinguish between phonemes using tones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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