Secondly, "pause" is a phoneticunit of rhythm for the manner of speaking, not a grammar structure.
《文通》中的“顿”是因语气停顿而表现出的语音节奏单位,不是语法结构单位。
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Phone can be simply defined as the speech sounds we use when speaking a language. A phone is a phoneticunit or segment. It does not necessarily distinguish meaning.