Abstract
Tables 1, 2 and 3 show the accent patterns of Kyoto Japanese at three stages of its development or simplification. Here H means that the pattern begins with the High Register, while L means that the pattern begins with the Low Register. (The Register is of no use in the description of Tokyo Japanese.) The marks "["and"]" indicate the points of Up-Turn and Down-Turn of the voice pitch. The Down-Turn may be interpreted as the Accent Kernel when it is culminative, that is when it has no cunterpart - Up-Turn, as is the case of Modern Japanese. The letter r in the example of Section 3.1 stands for the Rising Inclination (a rise in an undecided manner), and the letter n expresses the negation of it. In short, n means an almost even tone. The letter t in Section 4.1 means the Tense Inclination, and n here means "not tense" or a slow falling tone.
