Cat_ToBI
labeling system

The uses of Cat_ToBI

Description
of the system

Prosodic phrasing

Tonal
representation

Boundary tones

Final boundary tones at a break indice of level 4:


L%

M%

H%

HH%

LH%

LM%

HL%

LHL%

Final boundary tones at a break indice of level 3:



L-

M-

H-


HH-

LH-

LHL-

Initial boundary tones:



%H

H-


H- is manifested phonetically as a rising pitch movement, coming from either a high or a low pitch accent.

It is found at the end of non-final constituents, inconclusive statements, etc.

Example

Example: End of the first element of a coordination in a statement

Gelat de vainilla i gelat d’avellana.
[Vanilla ice cream and hazelnut ice cream.]


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How to discriminate between H- and HH-: click here