Register Tone Language

音域声调语言

A term introduced by Kenneth Pike as part of a classification of tone languages. The notion contrasts with a ‘contour tone language’, where the critical feature is the nature of the gliding tone rather than its relative pitch height. Mixed register/contour tone systems can also be found.

肯尼思·派克提出的术语，用来给声调语言分类。音域声调语言对立于“曲拱声调语言”，后者的重要特征是声调滑动的性质而不是相对音高。也存在混合音域/曲拱声调系统。