| | Low German does have very few vowel which are long or short and most often the difference is a difference of quality rather than quantity. Examples are the words ''<full>'' (full) and ''<ful>'' (foul). Their vowels have the same length, but different qualities. The "short" vowel (full) is actually '''/fʊˑl/''', while the other is '''/fuˑl/'''. They might be called long and short, but they are actually equally long. (They have the same ''quantity''.) This, only perceived, length is sometimes called ''unorganic length'' (unorganische Länge) or ''qualitative length'' (qualitative Länge). Apart from actual | | Low German does have very few vowel which are long or short and most often the difference is a difference of quality rather than quantity. Examples are the words ''<full>'' (full) and ''<ful>'' (foul). Their vowels have the same length, but different qualities. The "short" vowel (full) is actually '''/fʊˑl/''', while the other is '''/fuˑl/'''. They might be called long and short, but they are actually equally long. (They have the same ''quantity''.) This, only perceived, length is sometimes called ''unorganic length'' (unorganische Länge) or ''qualitative length'' (qualitative Länge). Apart from actual |
| - | Few realise it but Low German is to some extant 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 '''/tón/''' (''sound'') and '''/tòn/''' (''to the''), and so forth. |
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