linking

adj, noun — 2 senses

linking

adj

UK, US /ˈlɪŋkɪŋ/

1

Serving to connect other things together.

Conjunctions frequently function as linking words in a sentence.

linking

noun

1

Linkage.

[…] I will assume that multiple linkings of tones to a single tone-bearing unit come about only by language-specific rules.1986, Douglas Pulleyblank, Tone in Lexical Phonology, page 11:

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