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> Tones become part of the pronunciation of the word True that. Also, it's just a different use of tone - English uses tone to differentiate questions from sta
by martalist 9y ago
> Tones become part of the pronunciation of the word
True that. Also, it's just a different use of tone - English uses tone to differentiate questions from statements, and to otherwise add meaning to words/sentences. There are other mechanisms for that in Chinese dialects.