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-

LH-


The LH- is manifested phonetically as a dip and then a rise to a high F0 value.

It is found in anti-expectational and incredulity questions and in obviousness statements.

Example

Example: obviousness statement

Sí mujer, ¡de Guillermo!
[Guillermo, of course!]


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