narrow transcription

English

Examples

/peɪ/ is a broad transcription, whereas [pʰeɪ] is a narrow transcription, taking the aspiration of the /p/ into account.

Noun

narrow transcription (plural narrow transcriptions)

  1. (IPA) A phonetic transcription which takes the precise distinctions in pronunciation of a language into account.
    Coordinate term: broad transcription
    Narrow transcriptions are typically enclosed in square brackets.
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