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'''Tone change''' ({{w|tone sandhi}}) in [[Taigie|Taiwanese]] is the process of altering the [[Tones of Taiwanese|tone]] of a syllable depending on the surrounding words and grammatical function. Most nouns in Taiwanese do not change tone. However, almost all verbs and adjectives do change tone when not at the end of a phrase. | '''Tone change''' ({{w|tone sandhi}}) in [[Taigie|Taiwanese]] is the process of altering the [[Tones of Taiwanese|tone]] of a syllable depending on the surrounding words and grammatical function. Most nouns in Taiwanese do not change tone. However, almost all verbs and adjectives do change tone when not at the end of a phrase. | ||
==Basic rules (Tone | == Basic rules (Tone Circles) == | ||
[[File:Tone | [[File:Tone Circles.png|right|frame|Taiwanese tones in isolation, and the changes they undergo when they precede another tone.]] | ||
* If the original tone number is '''5''' ([[curving-up tone]]), pronounce it as tone number '''7''' (basic). | * If the original tone number is '''5''' ([[curving-up tone]]), pronounce it as tone number '''7''' (basic). | ||
* If the original tone number is '''7''' ([[basic tone]]), pronounce it as tone number '''3''' (low-falling). | * If the original tone number is '''7''' ([[basic tone]]), pronounce it as tone number '''3''' (low-falling). | ||
* If the original tone number is '''3''' ([[low tone|low-falling]]), pronounce it as tone number '''2''' (shouting out). | * If the original tone number is '''3''' ([[low tone|low-falling]]), pronounce it as tone number '''2''' (shouting out). | ||