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At [2m01s](https://youtu.be/6uITdSIZLI8?t=121), the speaker says

> 14歳 **の時に** 剣術を始めました

I know the usual pitch of 時に is ときに{LHL}; however, here it kind of sounds like
the speaker is saying noTOkini のときに{LHLL}. Is there something going on here,
or am I just mishearing this?

OJAD also seems to make it Atamadaka, by default (though I know OJAD gets
things wrong quite a bit):

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Does 時 change in pitch in の時に form?
The short answer is yes. I found [the
following](https://okwave.jp/qa/q8357066.html) though it's secondary (bold
added).

> **前に修飾語が来た場合（上がるトキ、感じたコト）にはトキ・コト** （トキについてはやや不確か）に限って **頭高型に（も）発音する人もある**
> ということを、東京生まれのアクセント研究者だった川上蓁という人が書いた本の中で見た記憶があります

* * *

Other accents of とき

  * ときは{LHL}金なり - Here any other accent is odd.

But ときの{LHH} seems to be listed as heiban in [a
dictionary](https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q13171137573)
(probably new NHK, which I don't have).
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「とき」 is essentially always said as atamadaka **when used as a grammar**
element (that means something like "when" in English). [Note that older
speakers, or people who are hypercorrecting or religiously following NHK
recommendations may still say it odaka.]

> 子供のと＼きに  
>  渡したと＼きに

However, **when used as a noun meaning 時間 ( "time")**, it is always pronounced
as odaka (and following normal odaka rules, that means it will lose its accent
before の). This includes when it is modified.

> とき＼と共に  
>  流れていくとき＼を感じる  
>  ときの流れ
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