| ⎾ ⏋ ⎿ ⏌ |
Large brackets link an ongoing utterance with an overlapping utterance or a non-verbal action |
| = | An equals sign marks where there is no interval between adjacent utterances |
| ? | A question mark indicates a rising inflection, not necessarily a question |
| but- | A single dash indicates a halting, abrupt cut off to a word or part of a word |
| stress | Underlining indicates emphasis |
| ((nods)) | Text in italics within double parentheses represents a gloss or description of some non-verbal action |
| °no° | Degree signs indicate a passage of talk which is quieter than surrounding talk |
| (0.6) | Pauses or gaps in tenths of a second within parentheses |
| (xx) | Single parentheses containing either a word or a phrase mark where words are in doubt. Number of syllables counted in x:es is given if the utterance is very unclear |