SOLUTIONS

Cat_ToBI Labeling System
Tonal representation
Boundary tones recognition

Question 1: The sentence that ends with a HH% is:

A- Voleu una mandarina?

This sentence ends with a HH% boundary tone, which is manifested phonetically as a very sharp rising pitch movement at the end of the phrase, often attaining a very high frequency in the speaker’s range.

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Question 2: The sentence that ends with a LH% is:

C- La Bàrbara?

This sentence ends with a LH% boundary tone, which is manifested phonetically as a dip and then a rise to a high F0 value.

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Question 3: The sentence that ends with a HL% is:

B- Viuran a Mèrida!

This sentence ends with a HL% boundary tone, which is manifested phonetically as a rise and then a fall to a low F0 value.

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Question 4: The sentence that ends with a M% is:

D- La Bàrbara.

This sentence ends with a M% boundary tone, which is manifested phonetically as a rising movement to a mid tone target, or as a mid level plateau.

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Question 5: The sentence that ends with a LHL% is:

D- Vine!

This sentence ends with a LHL% boundary tone, which is manifested phonetically as a complex pitch movement consisting of a fall plus rise and then a fall to a low F0 value.

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Question 6: The sentence that ends with a LM% is:

C- La Bàrbara!

This sentence ends with a LM% boundary tone, which is manifested phonetically as a dip and then a rise to a mid F0 value.

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Question 7: The sentence that ends with a L% is:

B- Volen melmelada.

This sentence ends with a L% boundary tone, which is manifested phonetically as a low sustained tone or a low descending tone that attains the baseline of the speaker.

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