Only the presence ("acute ") or absence ("circumflex ") of the feature was phonemic, and the distinction only applied to"long" syllables, whether accented or unaccented.
Furthermore, the distinction only applied to "long" syllables, whether accented or unaccented. Only the presence or absence of the feature was phonemic, termed "acute" and "circumflex" respectively.
Only the presence or absence of the feature was phonemic, termed "acute" and "circumflex" respectively. Furthermore, the distinction only applied to "long" syllables, whether accented or unaccented.
Only the presence or absence of the feature was phonemic, termed "acute" and "circumflex" respectively. Furthermore, the distinction only applied to "long" syllables, whether accented or unaccented.