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The J_ToBi Model of Japanese Intonation
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This chapter describes the prosodic structure of Japanese, and the transcription of intonational patterns using the Japanese ToBI (J-ToBI) system. It discusses the role of pitch accent in Japanese, as well as the levels of phrasing present in the prosodic hierarchy. This structure is compared and contrasted with the intonation systems of other languages that also have been described using the ToBI framework. It provides details of the labels used in a Japanese ToBI transcription, along with a discussion of the motivation for, and issues concerning, many of these labels. It then highlights the differences between J-ToBI and the well-known Beckman–Pierrehumbert model. Finally, it describes efforts toward the automatization of J-ToBI labelling, and summarizes results of labeller agreement studies.
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- Authors
- Venditti, J. J.
- Corresponding author
- Venditti, Jennifer J
- Venue
- Prosodic Typology
- Publisher
- Oxford University PressOxford
- Published
- 2005-01-27
- Pages
- 172-200
- OpenAlex
- W2498996464
- Cited by
- 212
- References
- 11
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 17.25
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Locations
- Oxford University Press eBooks (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Phonetics and Phonology Research
- Social Sciences › Linguistics and Language › Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Speech Recognition and Synthesis
- Keywords
- Japanese intonation, ToBI, pitch accent, prosodic structure, prosodic hierarchy, phrasing, intonational patterns, automatic transcription
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