Cat_ToBI
labeling system

The uses of Cat_ToBI

Description
of the system

Prosodic phrasing

Tonal
representation

Pitch accents


H*


L*

H+L*


L*+H


L+H*


L+>H*


L+¡H*

 

H*


This pitch accent is phonetically realized as a high plateau, and no initial dip is observed.

In our corpus, it is found as the main possibility for prenuclear accents in wh-questions.

Example: Wh-question

Què li duries?
[What would you take him/her?]


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How to discriminate between H* and L+H*: click here

How to discriminate between H* and H+L*: click here