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From: Judy Kuster
Date: 12 Oct 2011
Time: 11:24:35 -0500
Remote Name: 76.17.183.48
I think the 3rd and 4th tones in Mandarin are rising pitches, aren't they? And wouldn't producing them require/indicate at least some amount of increased laryngeal tension? Could this be why stuttering occurs more often on those tones? Same question with stressed syllables in English. I was once told that in Icelandic, the stress is always on the first syllable. I'm not sure I remember that correctly, but it is interesting if it is true.