Below you will find example sentences with "high tone". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

High Tone in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 11
  • Discovered as a combination around: tone
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 7
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 24.3 words

Words in this phrase

high tone

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • high can mean: Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level: Very common word
  • tone can mean: A specific pitch. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 3 start, 6 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

acquire a high tone 1× bears a high tone the following 1× begind a high tone 1× for example high tone in navajo 1× has a high tone for example 1× has a high tone in a 1× has a high tone in one 1× indicate a high tone a rising 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

for example the 2× if a syllable 2× for example high 1× if the murmured 1× in general voiced 1× in some cases 1×

Common sentence endings:

a high tone 2× and vice versa 2× by the glottalization 1× developed low tone 1× for historical reasons 1× in minimal pairs 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

low 7× example 4× word 4× consonants 4× languages 3× may 2× rising 2× two 2× bantu 2× cognate 2× vice 2× versa 2×

Related phrases

high school high court month high week high high temperatures high jump high schools high pressure high street high yield

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around tone:

low tone 6× neutral tone 6×

Just before it in the phrase index:

high temperatures high temperature high streets high street high speeds high speed

Just after it in the phrase index:

high winds high yield higher amounts higher education higher interest higher level

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

high school high court high temperatures high jump high schools high pressure

Same ending:

edge tone low tone neutral tone

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "high tone" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 24.3 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as acquire a high tone, bears a high tone the following, low, example and word stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with high school, high court, month high, low tone and neutral tone, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with high tone

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

In some cases a third, downstepped high tone is recognized. (10 words)

If a syllable has a high tone, for example, the pitch of the vowel will be high. (17 words)

In general, voiced initial consonants lead to low tones while vowels after aspirated consonants acquire a high tone. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

For example, the Kono language distinguishes high tone and low tone on syllables: citation Stress Languages in which stress may occur in different positions within the word often have contrasts that can be shown in minimal pairs. (37 words)

The two groups have been described as having mirror-image tone systems: Where Northwest Bantu has a high tone in a cognate, Central Bantu languages generally have a low tone, and vice versa. (33 words)

For example, the acute accent may indicate a high tone, a rising tone, or, in the case of Chinese, any tone called "rising" (上) for historical reasons. (27 words)

Example sentences (11)

For example, high tone in Navajo and low tone in Slavey are due to contrast with the tone triggered by the glottalization.

For example, the acute accent may indicate a high tone, a rising tone, or, in the case of Chinese, any tone called "rising" (上) for historical reasons.

The two groups have been described as having mirror-image tone systems: Where Northwest Bantu has a high tone in a cognate, Central Bantu languages generally have a low tone, and vice versa.

For example, the Kono language distinguishes high tone and low tone on syllables: citation Stress Languages in which stress may occur in different positions within the word often have contrasts that can be shown in minimal pairs.

If the murmured consonant was at the beginning of a word, it left behind a low tone; at the end, it left begind a high tone.

Languages with "stiff" glottalized consonants and tense voice developed high tone on the preceding vowel and those with "slack" glottalized consonants with creaky voice developed low tone.

That is, a word which has a high tone in one language will have a cognate with a low tone in another, and vice versa.

If a syllable bears a high tone, the following two syllables will also get high tones, unless they are at the end of the word.

If a syllable has a high tone, for example, the pitch of the vowel will be high.

In general, voiced initial consonants lead to low tones while vowels after aspirated consonants acquire a high tone.

In some cases a third, downstepped high tone is recognized.