Solutions

Tonal representation:

Pitch accents:
- Recognition
- Labeling
Boundary tones:
- Recognition
- Labeling
Nuclear configurations:
- Recognition
- Labeling

Phrasing:

 

SOLUTIONS

Cat_ToBI Labeling System
Tonal representation
Nuclear configuration recognition

 

Question 1: The sentence that has a L+H* L% nuclear configuration is:

A- Volen melmelada.

This sentence has a L+H* L% nuclear configuration, which is phonetically realized as a rise during the last accented syllable followed by a fall to a low level.


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Question 2: The sentence that has a L* L% nuclear configuration is:

B- Volen melmelada.

This sentence has a L* L% nuclear configuration, which is phonetically realized as a low plateau during the last accented syllable and then a fall or a low plateau.


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Question 3: The sentence that has a L+H* M% nuclear configuration is:

B- Ve en Joan... i després la Bàrbara...

This sentence has a L+H* M% nuclear configuration, which is phonetically realized as a rise during the last accented syllable followed by a mid level plateau.


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Question 4: The sentence that has a L* M% nuclear configuration is:

B- La Bàrbara.

This sentence has a L* M% nuclear configuration, which is phonetically realized as a low plateau during the last accented syllable followed by a slight and progressive rise to a mid tone target at the end of the sentence.


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Question 5: The sentence that has a L+H* LH% nuclear configuration is:

A- La Bàrbara?

This sentence has a L+H* LH% nuclear configuration, which is phonetically realized as a rise during the last accented syllable followed by a fall to a low level, then a rise to a high level.


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Question 6: The sentence that has a L* LH% nuclear configuration is:

A- La Bàrbara?

This sentence has a L* LH% nuclear configuration, which is phonetically realized as a low plateau during the last accented syllable that spreads onto the following syllable, and then pitch rises to a high level.


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Question 7: The sentence that has a L+H* HL% nuclear configuration is:

B- Bàrbara!

This sentence has a L+H* HL% nuclear configuration, which is phonetically realized as a rise during the last accented syllable that continues into the following syllable, and then pitch falls to a low level.


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Question 8: The sentence that has a H+L* HL% nuclear configuration is:

C- Viuran a Mèrida!

This sentence has a H+L* HL% nuclear configuration, which is phonetically realized as a fall during the last accented syllable followed by a rise and then a fall.


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Question 9: The sentence that has a L+H* HH% nuclear configuration is:

C- Voleu una mandarina?

This sentence has a L+H* HH% nuclear configuration, which is phonetically realized as a rise during the last accented syllable that continues into the following syllable.


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Question 10: The sentence that has a L* HH% nuclear configuration is:

E- Voleu una mandarina?

This sentence has a L* HH% nuclear configuration, which is phonetically realized as a low plateau during the last accented syllable followed by a rise to a high level.


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Question 11: The sentence that has a L+H* LM% nuclear configuration is:

D- La Bàrbara!

This sentence has a L+H* LM% nuclear configuration, which is phonetically realized as a rise during the last accented syllable followed by a fall, then a slight rise to a mid level.


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Question 12: The sentence that has a H+L* L% nuclear configuration is:

D- Que l’hi duries?

This sentence has a H+L* L% nuclear configuration, which is phonetically realized as a fall during the last accented syllable followed by a low plateau.


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Question 13: The sentence that has a L+H* M% nuclear configuration is:

D- Maria!

This sentence has a L+H* M% nuclear configuration, which is phonetically realized as a rise during the last accented syllable followed by a mid level plateau.


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Question 14: The sentence that has a H* L% nuclear configuration is:

E- Què li duries?

This sentence has a H* L% nuclear configuration, which is phonetically realized as a fall during the last accented syllable followed by a low plateau.


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Question 15: The sentence that has a L+H* LHL% nuclear configuration is:

E- Vine!

This sentence has a L+H* LHL% nuclear configuration, which is phonetically realized as a rise during the last accented syllable followed by a fall, then a rise and finally another fall.


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