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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#244061">has anyone written/come across a good description of the metaphors by which many languages characterise pitch as on a 'high-low' continuum?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#244061">(or if you can write 2 sentences or dot points that cover it that's good too!)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#244061">i know there are also languages which use a different continuum, such as thick-thin, but i'm after a convincing (preferably non-technical) explanation of the derivation of high-low<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#244061">thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Script MT Bold";color:#6C006C;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Dr Christina Eira</span><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#6C006C;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><br>
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