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The goal of this paper is to investigate the effects of intonational differences across Basque varieties. We have chosen three Markina Basque contours as stimuli in a perception experiment: those that are used in declaratives, yes-no questions and verum focus sentences. Stimuli include both natural and manipulated contours. Three participant groups (with Markina Basque, another Basque variety or Spanish as L1) classified stimuli as questions or statements. The results show that Markina Basque speakers differ from the other two groups in the interpretation of the contours. Markina speakers attend mostly to the tonal contour of the last syllable to identify questions.

Euskaraz hitz-bukaerako herskariek oso maiztasun txikia dute hiztegian, baina oso maiztasun handia solasean; /-t/ eta /-k/ kontsonanteak maiztasun handiko atzizki batzuetan aurkitzen baitira. Lan honetan hitz-bukaerako herskarien gauzatze fonetikoa aztertzen dugu, eta bereziki bi hitzen arteko kontsonante taldeetan jartzen dugu arreta. Datuak elkarrizketa libretik atera ditugu. Intentsitate neurketak erakusten du talde horietan kontsonanteak oso ahulak direla gehienetan. Espektrogramak miatuz baieztatzen dugu /-k/ eta /-t/ kontsonanteak beste kontsonante baten aurrean gehiengoetan galtzen edo hurbilkari ahostun gisa ahoskatzen direla. Bestalde, ahoskabetze gertakariak (adib. /k#b/ --> [p]) ez dira batere normalak gure corpusean.