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We examine continuation rises in Cypriot Greek (CYG) and Athenian Greek (ATG) as a case study for comparing and evaluating methods of dynamic data analysis applied to contact-induced intonational variation. We analyse contemporary data from young speakers using two approaches: Legendre Polynomial modelling and Generalized Additive Mixed Modelling (GAMM). Both methods converge in identifying two distinct CYG patterns: a low-nuclear ATG-like contour (CYG-nl), and a high-nuclear variant (CYG-nh) with reduced global slope and increased curvature. While polynomial modelling captures global geometric properties of the contour, GAMM specifies differences in relative time, especially around the nuclear high target. The comparison shows that complementary modelling systems can shed light on different aspects of the phonetic realization and phonological interpretation of intonation in contact scenarios.