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A downward arrow marking a lowered pitch register.
Also known as: Downstep arrow, Register lowering mark
In the International Phonetic Alphabet a small downward arrow marks downstep: the point at which a speaker's whole pitch register shifts down, so a following high tone is lower than the preceding one.
Marks a downward shift of the whole pitch register, so that a following high tone is realised lower than an earlier one.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Is common in the tone languages of west Africa, where successive high tones step progressively downward across a phrase.
Contexts: Language and transcription
A small arrow pointing downward, placed before the syllable whose register it lowers.