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

LH%

The LH% is manifested phonetically as a dip and then a rise to a high F0 value.

It is found in anti-expectational and incredulity questions, and also in neutral questions in Valencian Catalan.

Examples

Example 1: Anti-expectational question

(Has dit) la Bàrbara?
[(Did you say) Bàrbara?]

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Example 2: Incredulity question

(Has dit) la Bàrbara?
[(Did you say) Bàrbara?]

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Example 3: Valencian neutral question

Vindria Marina?
[Would Marina come?]

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How to discriminate between LH% and LM%: click here