Japanese/Pitch Accent/Pitch accent usage overview.md
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[^nihon-jin]:
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Technically, this could be further split into 日本 and 〜人. I didn't do it here for 2 main reasons:
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- 1. Affixes change pitch patterns more significantly than regular postpositions (they usually force a certain pattern).
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+ 1. Suffixes impact pitch patterns more significantly than other postpositions (they usually force a certain pattern on the word they attach to).
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2. 日本人 has an irregular pitch pattern even when considering the rules for the 〜人 suffix.
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