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===Intonation=== | ===Intonation=== | ||
*In declarative sentences, the pitch is mostly flat; the stressed syllable of the focus word has a lower pitch than the rest of the sentence. This originates from discursive uptalk in older forms of Tíogall, which has since generalized to all declarative sentences. | *In declarative sentences, the pitch is mostly flat; the stressed syllable of the ''focus'' word has a lower pitch than the rest of the sentence. This originates from discursive uptalk in older forms of Tíogall, which has since generalized to all declarative sentences. | ||
*In interrogative sentences, the pitch is also mostly flat; the stressed syllable of the | *In interrogative sentences, the pitch is also mostly flat; the stressed syllable of the ''topic'' word has a higher pitch than the rest of the sentence. | ||
==Dialectology== | ==Dialectology== | ||