Phonetic and Phonemic Symbols List

Vocabulary flashcards covering non-phonemic symbols, stress marks, and intonation tones from the transcript.

Primary Stress Symbol ( ' )

Indicates primary stress, as in 'open' ('ǝʊpən).

Secondary Stress Symbol ( , )

Indicates secondary stress, as in 'half time' (,ha:f 'taim).

Glottal Stop Symbol ( ? )

A non-phonemic symbol representing a glottal stop.

Aspiration Symbol ( h )

Indicates aspiration, as in 'pin' (phin).

Syllabic Consonant Symbol

Indicates a syllabic consonant, as in 'button' (batņ).

Shortened Vowel Symbol

A non-phonemic mark indicating a shortened vowel, as in 'miss' (mis).

Syllable Division Symbol ( . )

Indicates a syllable division, as in 'differ' (dif.ǝ).

Non-phonemic Symbol 'i'

A non-phonemic vowel symbol used as in 'react' and 'happy' (riækt, hæpi).

Non-phonemic Symbol 'u'

A non-phonemic vowel symbol used as in 'to each' (tu i:tf).

Fall Tone ( \ )

An intonation symbol representing a falling tone.

Rise Tone ( / )

An intonation symbol representing a rising tone.

Fall-Rise Tone ( V )

An intonation symbol representing a fall-rise tone.

Rise-Fall Tone ( Λ )

An intonation symbol representing a rise-fall tone.

Level Tone

An intonation symbol representing a level tone.

Tone-unit Boundary Symbol ( || )

Indicates a boundary between tone-units.

Pause Symbol ( | )

Indicates a pause in intonation notation.

High Pitch Head Symbol ( ↑ )

Indicates a stressed syllable in head with high pitch, as in 'please \do'.

Low Pitch Head Symbol ( ↓ )

Indicates a stressed syllable in head with low pitch, as in 'please\do'.

Tail Stressed Syllable Symbol ( ⚫ )

Indicates a stressed syllable in the tail, as in '\my ⚫turn'.

Extra Pitch Height Symbol

Indicates extra pitch height, as in 'my turn'.