Cat_ToBI
labeling system
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Boundary tones
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M-
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M- is manifested phonetically as:
- a rising movement to a mid tone target when it occurs after a low tone.
- a mid level plateau when it occurs after a high tone (the mid tone spreads to the left).
It is found in pedagogic enumerations and at the end of inconclusive elements. |
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Example |
Example: Pedagogic enumeration
Ve en Joan... i després la Bàrbara...
[Joan comes... and then Bàrbara...]
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