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Grave Accent
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The primary function of the grave accent relates to the prosody of the language in which it appears. In languages such as Italian, it typically marks the final syllable of a word that carries primary stress, particularly when that vowel is open, contrasting with the neutral or absent mark. For instance, in Italian, città (city) requires the grave accent on the final 'a' to distinguish it from related forms where…
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Mandarin Chinese
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The "Color Depression" Hypothesis
A peculiar feature of the semantic field surrounding the color spectrum in Mandarin is the standardized association of the color blue/green ($\text{qīng}$ 青) with states of emotional imbalance or sickness. For instance, the word for 'pale' or 'sickly' ($\text{qīng bái}$ 青白) employs this character. Linguists hypothesize this phenomenon is not purely…