Pitch accent of nominalizers


Do the nominalizers "no" and "koto" have recessive accent (i.e. no downstep)
or downstep after the first syllable? Or are they enclitic (i.e. unaccented
unless following a word with no downstep in which case they accent the final
syllable, like だ)?




  * **の** (not same pattern with _the postposition の_!)

    * after _accentless verbs and na-adjectives_ : downstep before the particle 

> なる{LH} "make sound" → なるの{LHL}
>
> かえる{LHH} "change (t.)" → かえるの{LHHL}
>
> みつめる{LHHH} "stare at" → みつめるの{LHHHL}
>
> せいかくだ{LHHHH} "accurate" → せいかくなの{LHHHHL}

    * after _accented verbs and na-adjectives_ : keeps the pitch 

> なる{HL} "become" → なるの{HLL}
>
> かえる{HLL} "go home" → かえるの{HLLL}
>
> につめる{LHHL} "boil down (t.)" → につめるの{LHHLL}
>
> ふせいかくだ{LHLLLL} "inaccurate" → ふせいかくなの{LHLLLLL}

    * after _i-adjectives_ : always downstep before い 

> あつい{LHH} "thick" → あついの{LHLL}
>
> あつい{LHL} "hot" → あついの{LHLL}

  * **こと**

    * after _accentless words_ : takes over the accent (final syllable) 

> なる{LH} → なること{LHHH} → なることが{LHHHL}
>
> かえる{LHH} → かえること{LHHHH} → かえることが{LHHHHL}
>
> みつめる{LHHH} → みつめること{LHHHHH} → みつめることが{LHHHHHL}
>
> あつい{LHH} → あついこと{LHHHH} → あついことが{LHHHHL}
>
> せいかくだ{LHHHH} → せいかくなこと{LHHHHHH} → せいかくなことが{LHHHHHHL}

    * after _accented words_ : keeps the pitch 

> なる{HL} → なること{HLLL}
>
> かえる{HLL} → かえること{HLLLL}
>
> につめる{LHHL} → につめること{LHHLLL}
>
> あつい{LHL} → あついこと{LHLLL}
>
> ふせいかくだ{LHLLLL} → ふせいかくなこと{LHLLLLLL}

A verb or adjective whose last syllable is high is always accentless. The list
of word accents is available from, for example,
[here](http://accent.u-biq.org/english.html).

