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-

HH%

HH% is manifested phonetically as a very sharp rising pitch movement at the end of the phrase, often attaining a very high frequency in the speaker’s range.

It is found at the end of yes-no questions.

Examples

Example 1: Yes-no question

¿Tienes frío?
[Are you cold?]

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Example 2: Yes-no question

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

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Example 3: Confirmatory yes-no question

¿Es María quien viene?
[Is it María who is coming?]

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