Appendix. Jeffersonian Transcription System 30 .
| Transcription Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| (.) | Micro pause (less than a tenth of a second) |
| (2.0), (2.6) | Timed pauses (2.0 = 2 seconds) |
| A: [word] P: [word] |
Overlapping talk from differing speakers |
| . | Falling intonation (such as a statement) |
| ? | Raising intonation (such as a question) |
| Hehehe | Laughter |
| Wor- | Abrupt cutoff |
| (?) | Undiscernible speech |
| A: word= P: =word |
No discernible pause between speakers |
| °word° | Utterance quieter than surrounding talk |
| WORD | Utterance louder than surrounding talk |
| >word< | Utterance faster than surrounding talk |
| <word> | Utterance slower than surrounding talk |
| Word | Vocal emphasis |
| ↑word | Onset of noticeable pitch rise |
| ↓word | Onset of noticeable pitch fall |
| ((cough)) | Transcriber's effort at representing something difficult to write phonetically |
| £word£ | Words spoken with smiley voice |