Sp_ToBI
labeling system

The uses of Sp_ToBI

Description
of the system

Prosodic phrasing

Tonal
representation

Pitch accents


H*


L*

H+L*


L*+H


L+H*

L+¡H*


L+>H*

 

L*+H


This pitch accent is realized as a low tone on the accented syllable followed by a rise on the posttonic syllable. The peak is typically realized at the end of the posttonic syllable, and sometimes later.

In our corpus, it is found in prenuclear position in yes-no questions and requests.
It cannot be found in nuclear position.

Example: Prenuclear accent in a yes-no question

¿Le dieron el número de vuelo?
[Did they actually give you the flight number?]


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