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Refers to the fundamental frequency at which a sound cycles. The higher number of cycles means the higher the pitch, and the lower number of cycles means the lower the pitch.  
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Pitch refers to the fundamental frequency at which a sound cycles. The higher number of cycles means the higher the pitch, and the lower number of cycles means the lower the pitch.  
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
[[Intonation (definition)]]
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*[[Intonation (definition)]]
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
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The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch_(music)
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch_(music)
 
 
http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAPhrase.htm
 
 
 
http://www.economicexpert.com/a/Tonal:language.htm
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
*Crystal, David. (1997) ''A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics.'' Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
 
*Crystal, David. (1997) ''A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics.'' Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
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*Ladefoged, D. (2010) ''A Course in Phonetics''. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing.
  
 
[[Category: Phonology]]
 
[[Category: Phonology]]
 
[[Category: Phonetics]]
 
[[Category: Phonetics]]
 
[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 
[[Category: Technical Definitions]]

Revision as of 21:13, 15 June 2012

Pitch refers to the fundamental frequency at which a sound cycles. The higher number of cycles means the higher the pitch, and the lower number of cycles means the lower the pitch.

See Also

External Links

The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!

References

  • Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
  • Ladefoged, D. (2010) A Course in Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing.