Accent mutation - Accent mutation

Japanese: アクセント変異 - あくせんとへんい
Accent mutation - Accent mutation

... Sakura ( ga ) and Atama (ga) in the Tokyo dialect (bold indicates 'high').
[Accent Mutation]
In some languages, the same word may show accent variation depending on the contextual environment in which it appears. For example, nouns in Sambar (Tanzania) show large accent variations when there is something immediately preceding them that is directly connected to the noun and ends in a high (or middle) pitch, compared to other cases.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "accent variation" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…東京方言のサクラ()とアタマ(ガ)など(太字は〈高〉を示す)。
[アクセント変異]
 言語によっては,同一の単語でありながら,あらわれる文脈的環境によってアクセント変異を示すものがある。たとえばサンバー語(タンザニア)の名詞は,その直前に何かがあって,それとその名詞が直接結びつき,かつその何かが高く(あるいは中くらいに)終わっている場合と,それ以外の場合とで大きな変異を示す。…

※「アクセント変異」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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