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

L-


L- is manifested phonetically as a low sustained tone or a low descending tone that attains the baseline of the speaker.

It is attested in nuclear position before a right-dislocated element in broad and narrow focus statements, imperatives, falling yes-no questions, wh-questions, etc.

Example

Example: Exclamative with rhematization

MELMELADA, volen (i no pas mantega).
[JAM is what they want (and not butter).]


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