(.) Untimed brief pause
(n) Timed pause where “n” indicates the interval measured in seconds
: Lengthened sound
- Sudden cut off
= The second utterance is latched onto the first one
. Falling intonation
, Level intonation
? Rising intonation
Sudden falling in intonation
Sudden rising in intonation
.hh Audible inhalations (more hs indicate longer sound)
(word) Word in doubt
>word< Word uttered at a faster pace
<word> Word uttered at a slower pace
word word Stressed word
°word° the word is said softer than the surrounding items
((louder)) Paralinguistic features
( ) Indecipherable speech
[ The beginning of overlapping
] The end of overlapping
heh Laughter (hah is used to represent louder laughter)
word (h) word Words are said while the speaker is laughing