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 phonetically realized as a rising pitch movement. Typically, the L tone is aligned with the onset of the accented syllable, and the H tone is aligned with the postaccentual syllable.

This is the predominant choice for prenuclear accents in broad focus statements.
It cannot be found in nuclear position.

For more arguments in favor of the analysis of the L+>H* pitch accent, see Face, T.; Prieto, P. (2007): Rising accents in Castilian Spanish: a revision of Sp_ToBI, Journal of Portuguese Linguistics, 6.1, 117-146.

Example: Prenuclear accent in a broad focus statement

La niña morena come mandarinas.
[The brown-haired girl is eating tangerines.]


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