We introduce an algorithm to derive word-level tone assignments for the Sotho-Tswana languages. Prerequisite inputs are identified, and the steps to transform these inputs to tone assignments for each syllable are described. Manual implementation of the algorithm shows very good agreement with tone levels measured in a small Sotho-Tswana corpus.
Index Terms: Sotho-Tswana prosody, tone rules
Cite as: Zerbian, S., Barnard, E. (2010) Word-level prosody in Sotho-Tswana. Proc. Speech Prosody 2010, paper 861
@inproceedings{zerbian10_speechprosody,
author={Sabine Zerbian and Etienne Barnard},
title={{Word-level prosody in Sotho-Tswana}},
year=2010,
booktitle={Proc. Speech Prosody 2010},
pages={paper 861}
}