2016 年 20 巻 3 号 p. 66-80
In this paper, I describe the three-patterned accent system of the Miyako-Tarama variety of Southern Ryukyuan. The properties of the Tarama accent system can be summarized following three points: (i) it has three accent classes (F1, F2 and F0) and they are distinguishable according to existence or non-existence of falling pitch and the place of it; (ii) Prosodic Word (PWd), a prosodic unit which is mapped to a root or clitic more than 1 mora, make it possible to generalize the realization of those accent types; (iii) those three accent classes are neutralized in some environments.