Cat_ToBI
labeling system

The uses of Cat_ToBI

Description
of the system

Prosodic phrasing

Tonal
representation

Nuclear configurations


L+H* L%

L+¡H* L%

L* HL%

L+H* HL%

L* M%

L+H* M%

L+H* LM%

L+H* LH%

L* HH%

L* LH%

L+H* HH%

L+H* H%

L* L%

H+L* L%

H+L* HL%

L+H* LHL%

H* L%
 

 

H+L* HL%


Description of the contour:
This nuclear configuration is phonetically realized as a fall during the last accented syllable followed by a rise and then a fall.

Context: Obviousness statement

 

Example

Example: (Home,) viuran a rida!
[They’re going to live in Mérida (of course)!]
Obviousness statement

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