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

LHL%


The LHL% is manifested phonetically as a complex pitch movement consisting of a fall plus rise and then a fall to a low F0 value.

It is found in exhortative requests.

Example

Example: Exhortative request

Vine!
[Come on, come!]


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