Intonation languages such as English and German have been described as having, among others, ‘realizational’ differences with regard to their intonation (Ladd 1996). One such difference is whether phrase-final pitch contours that lack sufficient segmental material to be realized naturally are subjected to truncation or compression. The current investigation examines this question in Lebanese Arabic. Stimuli were created with decreasing segmental material (disyllabic phrase-final, monosyllabic phrase-final) for both statements and questions. The contours produced by 16 speakers consisted of rises (questions) and rise-falls (statements). Results indicate that reducing the segmental material induces compression in rises and truncation in rise-falls, supporting the claim that languages cannot simply be divided into compressing versus truncating languages, and that the shape of the intonational contour plays a role in accommodation strategies. Speaker variation is also discussed.

语调语言，如英语和德语，被描述为在语调方面具有“实现”差异（Ladd 1996）。一个这样的区别是缺少足够的分段材料以自然地实现的乐句结尾音高轮廓是否受到截断或压缩。目前的调查以黎巴嫩阿拉伯语审视这个问题。刺激是用递减的片段材料（双音节词尾，单音节词尾）为陈述和问题创建的。16 位演讲者制作的等高线由上升（问题）和上升-下降（陈述）组成。结果表明，减少分段材料会导致上升压缩和上升下降截断，支持这样的说法，即语言不能简单地分为压缩语言和截断语言，并且语调轮廓的形状在调节策略中起作用。还讨论了说话人的变化。