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One of the biggest problems of the basic transcription is the correct
account of vowel quantities and qualities. It is advisable to use the
DUDEN when in doubt, even if the respective word is unusal or not of
German origin: Firstly, the DUDEN contains a lot more than one would
expect initially. Secondly, it is possible to derive more complex
units from simpler ones.
Example: |
Arcor can be derived from: |
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Arco |
Q'arko |
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+ Chor |
ko:6 |
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= |
Q'arko:6 |
With vowel length it also has to be taken into consideration that a
shift of stress may well result in the shortening of a
vowel. Transcription mistakes often occur within a word family.
Example: |
Telefon |
telef'o:n |
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telefonieren |
telefon'i:r@n |
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Pulli |
p'Uli |
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Pullis |
p'Ulis |
In the usage of the glottal stop we suggest some deviation from the
conventions of the DUDEN. While the DUDEN doesn't indicate the glottal
stop in the beginning of words, and not consistently within words,
we've decided to leave out the glottal stop in only one case: If the
vowel occurs in a position where it is usually never stressed.
Example: |
und |
Q'Unt |
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Aimee-und-Jaguar |
QEm''e:Untj'a:gua:r |
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ab |
Q'ap |
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unabh''angig |
Q'UnQaph''ENIC |
Also different to what we find in the DUDEN should be the handling of
non-syllabic /i/. Instead of diacritics we suggest the usage of the
symbol /j/, which is much more in accordance with the phonetic
reality.
Example: |
Funktion |
fUNktsj'o:n |
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Kom''odien |
kom''2:dj@n |
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