I'm interested in the ways in which words that can be prefixed with _mi_ -
might vary in accent. For instance, both _mi-kokoro_ and _mi-gokoro_ are
attested (albeit rare and highly archaic), but _mi-kokoro_ is L-H-H-H whereas
_mi-gokoro_ is L-H-L-L. My questions are as follows:

  * Are there other pairs that show this sort of alternation (i.e., deaccenting without sequential voicing vs. accent-preserving with sequential voicing)?
  * In general, _o_ -prefixation is deaccenting. Is this the case with _o-kokoro_ (again, rare but attested), in which it would become L-H-H-H?
  * In exceptional cases, we see nonstandard forms like _o-mi-gokoro_. Do these become L-H-H-H-H again?
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honorifics pitch-accent rendaku
Interaction between pitch accent and mi-prefixation