In linguistics and especially phonology, functional load (also referred to as phonemic load) refers to the importance of certain features in making distinctions in a language. In other words, a high functional load will make it hard to guess the identity of a phoneme in context when the phoneme has not been heard.
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Functional Load - Examples - Mandarin
... Another example is the functional load of tone in Putonghua (Mandarin Chinese), which is as high as that of vowels ...
... Another example is the functional load of tone in Putonghua (Mandarin Chinese), which is as high as that of vowels ...
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