Re: Tonal Languages
On Oct 31, 8:15 am, Nossy <he...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I have always wondered how singing and whispering are expressed in
tonal languages like Chinese. Does someone singing in Chinese express
both tones and pitch?
Nossy
Yes. All languages have tone and pitch, by the way.
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