Combinations of tones in Castilian Spanish

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Combinations of tones in Castilian Spanish

Prenuclear Nuclear Edge tones

• Declaratives LgtH (H-) L!H
  L-L
• Contrast LH L-L
• Yes-no questions LH L H-H
• Wh-questions LgtH HL L-L
• Commands (neutral) LgtH HL L-L
• Disjunctives LH (H-) LH L-L
• Reiteratives LgtH LH H-H
• Commands (request) LH LH L-L
• Other combinations
• Exhortation L H-L
• Sustained contour LH H-!H

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Combinations of tones in Canarian Spanish

Prenuclear Nuclear Edge tones

• Declaratives LgtH LH, L!H L
• Contrast LH L
• Yes-no questions LH HH L
• Wh-questions LgtH, LH HH L
• Commands H LH !H
• Disjunctives 2IPs 1 H LH H
• 2 HL L
• Reiteratives LgtH HH L
• Exhortation LgtH H L
• Other data
• Declaratives LH, H HL, L L

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Typical combinations of tones in Buenos Aires
Spanish
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Combinations of tones in Ecuadorian Spanish

Prenuclear Nuclear Edge tones

• Declaratives LgtH H- L!H L-L
• Contrast LH L-L
• Yes-no questions LH LH H-H
• Wh-questions HL LH H-H
• LgtH HL L-L
• Commands LgtH L L-L
• Disjunctives 3IPs 1 LH L L-L
• 2 LH H-H
• 3 L L-L
• Reiteratives LgtH LH H-L
• Exhortation 2IPs 1 HL H-L
• 2LH LH L-L

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Combinations of tones in AMPER-Mad
Prenuclear Nuclear Edge tones

• Declaratives LgtH (H-) L!H
  L-L
• Contrast LH L-L
• Yes-no questions LH L H-H
• LgtH
  LgtH
• with sustained contour LH
  L-L
• 
  LH H-!H
  
  
• Disjunctives LH (H-) LH L-L
• Wh-questions LgtH HL L-L
• LH
  
• Reiteratives LgtH LH H-H
• Commands LgtH HL L-L
• Polite commands
• Exclamatives
• Other combinations
• Exhortation L H-L
• Stylized contour LH !H-!H

LgtH LH
H-!H