What are the accents for "頭高", "中高", "尾高", and "平板"?


The 4 pitch accent patterns are often spelled online as follows:

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  1. 頭高 (atamadaka)
  2. 中高 (nakadaka)
  3. 尾高 (odaka)
  4. 平板 (heiban)

However, when I actually _look these words up_ in Japanese dictionaries
(written exactly as above), I can't find them. Instead I can only find them
with an "型" added at the end:

  1. 頭高型 (atamadaka _gata_ )
  2. 中高型 (nakadaka _gata_ )
  3. 尾高型 (odaka _gata_ )
  4. 平板型 (heiban _gata_ )

Why is this? Are the first set of terms slang? If so, I've been trying to
determine their pitch accent, and since they aren't in any dictionaries, I'm
unable to determine how they're supposed to be pronounced.




Yes, the first four are shortenings of the latter four. (Also if you are
curious, the shortenings are used in Japanese-as-spoken-by-native-Japanese-
speakers as well, not just in English teaching material.)

The shortenings are all pronounced heiban:

  * あたまだか￣
  * なかだか￣
  * おだか￣
  * へいばん￣

