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 also in neutral questions in Valencian Catalan.
Example: Anti-expectational question
(Has dit) la Bàrbara?
[(Did you say) Bàrbara?]
Example: Incredulity question
(Has dit) la Bàrbara?
[(Did you say) Bàrbara?]
Example: Valencian neutral question
Vindria Marina?
[Would Marina come?]
- To see how to discriminate between LH% and LM%: click here
