L* LH%

This nuclear configuration is phonetically realized as a low plateau during the last accented syllable that spreads onto the following syllable, and then pitch rises to a high level.

It is found in anti-expectative questions and interrogative vocatives.

Example: Anti-expectative question

¡¿Bárbara?!
[(Did you say) Bárbara?!]

Example: Interrogative vocative

¿Eva?
[Eva?]

Sp_ToBI training materials team

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

Coordinators

Lourdes Aguilar (UAB )

Pilar Prieto (ICREA-UPF )

Maria del Mar Vanrell (UIB )

Paolo Roseano (UNED )

Working team

Joan Borràs-Comes

Verònica Crespo

Carme de-la-Mota

Rafèu Sichel-Bazin

Jill Thorson

Web citation:

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

References about the Sp_ToBI labelling system

Estebas Vilaplana, E., & Prieto Vives, P. (2008). La notación prosódica del español: una revisión del Sp_TOBI. Journal of Experimental Phonetics, 17, 263–283.

Estebas-Vilaplana, E., & Prieto, P. (2010). Castilian Spanish Intonation. In P. Prieto & P. Roseano (Eds.), Transcription of Intonation of the Spanish Language (pp. 17-48). Munich: Lincom Europa.

Hualde, J. I., & Prieto, P. (2015). Intonational Variation in Spanish: European and American Varieties. In S. Frota & P. Prieto (Eds.), Intonation in Romance (pp. 350-391). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Prieto, P., Borràs-Comes, J., & Roseano, P. (Coords.) (2010-2014). Interactive Atlas of Romance Intonation.

Prieto, P., & Roseano, P. (Coords.) (2009-2013). Atlas interactivo de la entonación del español.

Prieto, P., & Roseano, P. (Eds.). (2010). Transcription of Intonation of the Spanish Language. Munich: Lincom Europa.

Prieto, P., & Roseano, P. (2018). Prosody: Stress, rhythm, and intonation. The Cambridge handbook of Spanish linguistics, 1, 211-236.

Prieto, P., & Cabré, T. (Coord.) (2007-2012) Atlas interactivo de la entonación del castellano. Web page: Atlas interactivo de la entonación del castellano < https://prosodia.upf.edu/atlasentonacion >

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). Guía multimedia de la prosodia del castellano. Web page: Guía multimedia de la prosodia del castellano < https://guies-prosodia.upf.edu/es >