Cat_ToBI
labeling system

The uses of Cat_ToBI

Description
of the system

Prosodic phrasing

Tonal
representation

Tonal representation

Pitch
accents


L*


H*


H+L*


L*+H


L+>H*


L+H*


L+¡H*

Boundary
tones


At the end of an IP:


L%


M%


H%


HH%


HL%


LH%


LM%


LHL%


At the end of an ip:



L-


M-


H-


HH-


LH-


LHL-


At the beginning of a prosodic unit:


%H

Nuclear
configurations


L+H* L%



L+H* M%



L+H* HH%



L+H* LH%



L+H* HL%



L+H* LM%



L+H* H%



L+H* LHL%



L* L%



L* M%



L* HH%



L* LH%



L* HL%



H+L* HL%



H+L* L%



H* L%