In Tokyo Japanese, if a speaker utters the phrase "hashi" (bridge) immediately before "ga" (subject marker) during casual conversation, which consequence follows?

💡 Explanation

The pitch accent on "hashi" changes due to prosodic phrasing because of pitch accent sandhi at the phrase boundary. The high-low-high pattern shifts to accommodate the following particle. Therefore, the accent shifts, rather than remaining constant or eliminating it, because speakers adjust tone for ease of articulation.

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