rising (adj./n.)

A term used in classifying the LINGUISTIC uses of PITCH, referring to a movement from relatively low to relatively high. Rising tones (or rises) of various kinds (e.g. ‘high/low rising’, ‘rising-falling’) may be encountered in the study of INTONATION systems and of TONE LANGUAGES.

A term used in a two-way classification of DIPHTHONGS, referring to cases where the second element of the diphthong receives the maximum PROMINENCE (usually SONORITY).