英 [ˈtəʊn læŋɡwɪdʒ]
音调语言：一种语言（例如中文或祖鲁语），其中音调的变化可以区分不同意义的单词或短语，否则它们的发音会相同。
tone language //
名词 a language, such as Chinese or certain African languages, in which differences in tone may make differences in meaning 声调语言(如中文或一些非洲的语言)
a language in which different tones distinguish different meanings
同义词： tonal language
音调语言
音调语言
声调语言
只因为汉语(以下均指广义的汉语)是声调语(Tone Language), 声调是单字词 的语音里用来析音辨义的不可分的重要组成成分。
...一种"语调 语言"( intonation language), 主要依靠语调来区别字义、用语调来辨别句义，而汉语则属于 "声调 语言"( tone language)，属于阴阳上去四声的声调 语言，以声调区别字义。这两种 语言在音素的数量及其组合方式上相差很大。
Chinese is a tone language.
汉语是一种声调语言。
Chinese is a kind of tone language.
汉语是一种声调语言。
The number of tones vary from one tone language to another.
铃声的数量各有不同，语调语言到另一个。
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