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Most intonation contours can be described using pitch information alone. For example, in the model developed by Bruce (1977), Pierrehumbert (1980), and others, a contour may be represented as a sequence of pitch targets (tones), together with an algorithm for lining up the tone sequence with any given linguistic text:
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Hayes, B., Lahiri, A. (1991). Durationally specified intonation in English and Bengali. In: Sundberg, J., Nord, L., Carlson, R. (eds) Music, Language, Speech and Brain. Wenner-Gren Center International Symposium Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12670-5_7
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