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Pitch accent selector

H*
H*
L*
L*
L+H*
L+H*
L+iH*
L+¡H*
L+<H*
L+<H*
L*+H
L*+H
H+L*
H+L*
hstarl
H*+L
upstephlstar
¡H+L*

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      • Discriminate LH% and L!H%
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H+L*

H+L*

This pitch accent is phonetically realized as a fall within the accented syllable. The start of the fall is aligned with the beginning of the accented syllable and the end of the fall is aligned (roughly) with the end of the stressed syllable.

It is found in nuclear position in yes-no questions (falling type).

 

Example: Falling yes-no question

Que l'hi duries?
[Would you take it to him/her?]

H+L*

 

  • To see how to discriminate between H+L* and L*: click here
  • To see how to discriminate between H* and H+L*: click here

Cat_ToBI training materials team

This website was elaborated by GrEPG (Prosodic and Gestural Studies Group).

Coordinators

Pilar Prieto  (ICREA-UPF) 

Maria del Mar Vanrell  (UIB) 

Paolo Roseano  (UNED) 

Lourdes Aguilar  (UAB) 

 

Working team

Joan Borràs-Comes

Verònica Crespo

Carme de-la-Mota

Rafèu Sichel-Bazin

Jill Thorson

Web citation:

Prieto, P., Vanrell, M.M., Roseano, P., De-la-Mota, C., & Aguilar, L. (2024) Cat_ToBI Traning Materials. Web page: Cat_ToBI Training Materials < https://cat-tobi.upf.edu > [Accessed Date]
  

References about the Cat_ToBI labelling system

Roseano, P., Vanrell, M.M., & Prieto, P. (2024). Entonació i transcripció. In C. Pons, F. Torres-Tamarit & M.M. Vanrell (Eds.), La fonologia del català. Editorial Tirant lo Blanch.

Vanrell, M.M., & Prieto, P. (2024). Agrupació prosòdica i accentuació a nivell de frase. In C. Pons, F. Torres-Tamarit & M.M. Vanrell (Eds.), La fonologia del català. Editorial Tirant lo Blanch.

Prieto, P., Borràs-Comes, J., Cabré, T., Crespo-Sendra, V., Mascaró, I., Roseano, P., Sichel-Bazin, R., & Vanrell, M.M. (2015). Intonational phonology of Catalan and its dialectal varieties. In S. Frota & P. Prieto (Eds.), Intonation in Romance (pp. 9-62). Oxford University Press.   

Prieto, P. (2014). The Intonational Phonology of Catalan. In S.-A. Jun (Ed.), Prosodic Typology II (pp. 43-80). Oxford University Press.   

Escudero, D., Aguilar, L., Vanrell, M.M., & Prieto, P. (2012). Analysis of inter-transcriber consistency in the Cat_ToBI prosodic labelling system. Speech Communication 54(4), 566-582.   

Prieto, P., & Cabré, T. (Coord.) (2007-2012) Atles interactiu de l'entonació del català. Web page: Atles interactiu de l'entonació del català < https://prosodia.upf.edu/atlesentonacio >

Prieto, P., Borràs-Comes, J., & Roseano, P. (Coord.) (2010-2014). Interactive Atlas of Romance Intonation. Web page: Interactive Atlas of Romance Intonation < https://prosodia.upf.edu/iari >

Aguilar, L., de-la-Mota, C., Prieto, P. (Coord.) (2009-2024). Guia multimèdia de la prosòdia del català. Web page: Guia multimèdia de la prosòdia del català < https://guies-prosodia.upf.edu/ca >

 
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