Sp_ToBI
labeling system

The uses of Sp_ToBI

Description
of the system

Prosodic phrasing

Tonal
representation

Boundary tones

Final boundary tones at a break indice of level 4:



L%

M%

HH%

LH%

LM%

HL%

LHL%

Final boundary tones at a break indice of level 3:



L-

M-

H-

HH-

LH-

HL-

LHL-

H-


H- is manifested phonetically as a rising pitch movement, coming from either a high or a low pitch accent.

It is found at the end of non-final constituents, inconclusive statements, etc.

Examples

Example 1: End of the first element of a coordination in a statement

Leche merengada y helado de vainilla.
[Merengued milk and vanilla ice cream.]


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Example 2: Broad focus statement

Esta mañana, a pesar de la lluvia, he ido al médico.
[This morning, despite of the rain, I went to the doctor's.]


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How to discriminate between H- and HH-: click here