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

Low Tone in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 6
  • Discovered as a combination around: tone
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 6
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 28.3 words

Words in this phrase

low tone

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • low can mean: Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty. Common word
  • tone can mean: A specific pitch. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 1 start, 2 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

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

behind a low tone at the 1× have a low tone and vice 1× navajo and low tone in slavey 1× tone and low tone on syllables 1× voice developed low tone 1× with a low tone in another 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

for example high 1× for example the 1× if the murmured 1× languages with stiff 1× the two groups 1×

Common sentence endings:

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

Context words

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

high 6× languages 3× word 3× example 2× bantu 2× cognate 2× vice 2× versa 2× language 2× stress 2× left 2× glottalized 2×

Related phrases

month low week low low pressure low temperatures edge tone low birth relatively low low levels historically low low density

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around tone:

high tone 7× neutral tone 6×

Just before it in the phrase index:

low temperatures low string low resistance low quality low profile low priority

Just after it in the phrase index:

lower bound lower court lower levels lower manhattan lower mississippi lower portion

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

low pressure low temperatures low birth low levels low density low frequency

Same ending:

edge tone high tone neutral tone

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "low tone" has 2 words and usually appears near the end in these examples. The average sentence has 28.3 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as behind a low tone at the, have a low tone and vice, high, languages and word stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with month low, week low, low pressure, high tone and neutral tone, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with low tone

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

Short example sentences

For example, high tone in Navajo and low tone in Slavey are due to contrast with the tone triggered by the glottalization. (22 words)

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. (25 words)

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. (26 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)

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. (27 words)

Example sentences (6)

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

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.