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-The basic unit of speech is the syllable, which can change tone
+[[File:Tone Circle.gif|right|alt=|Taiwanese tones in isolation, and the changes they undergo when they precede another tone.]]
-depending on where it is spoken in a sentence. If a syllable is spoken
-in the middle of a word, phrase or sentence, it changes tone according
+The basic unit of speech is the syllable, which can change tone depending on where it is spoken in a sentence. If a syllable is spoken in the middle of a word, phrase or sentence, it changes tone according to the Tone Circle diagram below. If a syllable is spoken at the end of a phrase or sentence, it does not change tones. Most nouns do not change
-to the Tone Circle diagram below. If a syllable is spoken at the end of
-a phrase or sentence, it does not change tones. Most nouns do not change
 tone.
-[[File:Tone Circle.gif]]
+The different tones and the [[tone sandhi|tone changes]] (sandhi) in Taiwanese are by far the hardest part of learning
-The different tones and the tone changes (sandhi) in Taiwanese are by far the hardest part of learning
 Taiwanese.