Análisis Contrastivo De La Entonación Del Español Bogotano Y Del Español De San Juan en Frases Entonativas Simples

A Comparative Analysis of Declarative Sentences in the Spontaneous Speech of Two Puerto Rican Communities

“…When combined, H+L indicates falling PAs, while L+H indicates rising PAs (McGory and Díaz-Campos 2002). H and L may be accompanied by a series of symbols that complete the melodic curve (Table 1) (Hernández-Rodríguez et al 2014;Butera et al 2020;Korfhagen et al 2021;Arvaniti 2022). The melodic curve has been labeled by Prieto (2003, p. 18) as an eje vertebrador entre movimientos melódicos ('backbone axis between melodic movements') through which the intonation is phonologically transcribed (Arvaniti 2022).…”

“…(Navarro-Tomás 1966, p. 8) His early descriptions of Spanish declarative intonation were accurate enough to be used in more recent studies (Sosa 1999;Face 2002;Alvord 2010) to provide a consistent picture of what neutral declarative intonation looks like in many varieties of Spanish. However, for decades the study of the melodic aspect of language has been limited mainly to differentiating between statements and questions, leaving aside the comparative analysis between languages (Hernández-Rodríguez et al 2014).…”

The intonation of Spanish spoken in Bucaramanga (Colombia)

“…However, despite having regional recognition for its genuine, expressive nature, this variety has not been explored in intonational terms. In Colombia, studies of this type have concentrated on cities such as Medellín (Muñetón Ayala, 2016;Muñetón Ayala & Dorta, 2015Muñoz-Builes, 2013, 2020, Osorio & Muñoz-Builes, 2011Velásquez-Upegui, 2013) and Bogotá (Díaz-Campos & Tevis McGory, 2002;Hernández Rodríguez et al, 2014Sierra Moreno, 2018;Sosa, 1999;Velásquez-Upegui, 2013). Other cities which have been explored are Buenaventura (Payeras, 2001), Quibdó (Mena Mena, 2014), Cali, and Cartagena (Velásquez-Upegui, 2013).…”