Session 7, December 14, 2006

The session began with some general repetition of the last topics. We had another look at the ToBI Annotation Conventions, especially on the Break Index Values.
By using the example of one of the previous sound files, we practiced how to label the Break Index Tier with the correct numbers.

Break Index Values Values 0 to 4:

• for phrase boundaries, e.g. at the end of a utterances, the value 4 has to be assigned
• for intermediate intonation phrase boundaries, the value 3 has to be attached
• for a clearly perceived pause or a virtual pause, we use the value 2
• for boundaries between words, we use the value 1
• clitic groups go along with the value 0

Definition of a clitic: a morpheme that is phonologically bound to another word