| | Few realise it but Low German is to some extent a tonal language where the vowel pitch makes a difference in meaning. Apart from actual quality the pitch can make the difference in the perception of length and shortness. As for the example of ful/l above, they are actually '''/fʊ́ˑl/''' and '''/fùˑl/''', and this is the form they should be found in in Wiktionary. | | Few realise it but Low German is to some extent a tonal language where the vowel pitch makes a difference in meaning. Apart from actual quality the pitch can make the difference in the perception of length and shortness. As for the example of ful/l above, they are actually '''/fʊ́ˑl/''' and '''/fùˑl/''', and this is the form they should be found in in Wiktionary. |
| - | A minimal pair serving as an example would be (for the Low Saxon dialects) '''/dèˑl/''' (''part'') and '''/déˑl/''' (''attic''). This is also important for derivation of dialectal special features. In some areas of Mecklenburg the words would be '''/dɛ͡ɪl/''' (''part'') and '''/dɛːl/''' (''attic'') respectively. Another minimal pair would be '''/tón/''' (''sound'') and '''/tòn/''' (''to the''), and so forth. | + | A minimal pair serving as an example would be (for the Low Saxon dialects) '''/dèˑl/''' (''part'') and '''/déˑl/''' (''attic''). This is also important for derivation of dialectal special features. In some areas of Mecklenburg the words would be '''/dɛ͡ɪl/''' (''part'') and '''/dɛːl/''' (''attic'') respectively. Another minimal pair would be '''/tóˑn/''' (''sound'') and '''/tòˑn/''' (''to the''), and so forth. |
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