# Short description of segmentation instructions in the Partitur-format (SAP tier)

## Symbol inventory

### SAMPA

Consonants
SAMPA | IPA-number | Example (orth.) | Example (SAMPA)
--- | --- | --- | ---
b | 102 | bei | baI
d | 104 | du | du
f | 128 | verfahren | f6fa:r@n
g | 110 | Gast | gast
h | 146 | Hast | hast
j | 153 | ja | ja
k | 109 | Kahn | ka:n
l | 155 | Licht | lICt
m | 114 | Mann | man
n | 116 | neun | nOYn
p | 101 | Platz | plats
r | 122 | Rauch | raUx
s | 132 | las | la:s
t | 103 | Torte | tO6t@
v | 129 | Vase, wann | va:se
x | 140 | Dach | dax
z | 133 | lesen | le:z@n
C | 138 | dich | dIC
N | 119 | Junge | jUN@
Q | 113 | ich | QIC
S | 134 | Tasche | taS@
Z | 135 | Loge | lo:Z@

Vowels
SAMPA | IPA-number | Example (orth.) | Example (SAMPA)
--- | --- | --- | ---
a: | 304 503 | Kahn | ka:n
a | 304 | kann | kan
e: | 302 503 | Beet | be:t
e | 302 | Meteor | meteo:6
E: | 303 503 | Käse | kE:z@
E | 303 | Bett | bEt
i: | 301 503 | riet | ri:t
i | 301 | Politik | politi:k
I | 319 | ritt | rIt
o: | 307 503 | bog | bo:k
o | 307 | Aphonie | afoni:
O | 306 | Bock | bOk
u: | 308 503 | Mus | mu:s
u | 308 | Kulisse | kulIs@
U | 321 | muß | mUs
y: | 309 503 | Hüte | hy:t@
y | 309 | kyrillisch | kyrIlIS
Y | 320 | Hütte | hYt@
2: | 310 503 | Höhle | h2:l@
2 | 310 | Ökonom | 2kono:m
9 | 311 | Hölle | h9l@
@ | 322 | lesen | le:z@n
6 | 324 | Lehrer | le:r6

Diphthongs
SAMPA | IPA-number | Example (orth.) | Example (SAMPA)
--- | --- | --- | ---
aI | 304 319 | zwei | tsvaI
aU | 304 321 | Bauch | baUx
OY | 306 320 | neun | nOYn

Diacritics
SAMPA | IPA-number | Meaning | Syntax, Example
--- | --- | --- | ---
q | 406 | Laryngealization, creaky | aq
~ | 424 | Nasalization | a~

Symbols not used in the canonical form
Symbol | IPA-number | Meaning | Example
--- | --- | --- | ---
H | 404 | Aspiration | tHy:6

### Other Symbols

Other Symbols not used in the canonical form
Symbol | Meaning | Syntax, Example
--- | --- | ---
- | modifications of the canonical form
| Elision | @-
| Replacement | O-@
| Insertion | -t
% | Uncertain boundary of a segment
%< | Uncertain beginning of a segment | p%<
%> | Uncertain end of a segment | p%>
| Uncertain beginning and end of a segment | p%<%>

### Annotations

- The segmentation may contain breaks. In each line the initial number specifies the sample of the beginning of the segment, the following number represents the duration of the segment in samples. The third number in each line declares the word to which the segment is aligned.
  E.g. Grüß Gott (southern german variant of greeting):

      SAP: 6371 852 0 g
      SAP: 7223 0 0 r-
      SAP: 7223 519 0 y:-Y
      SAP: 7742 755 0 s
      SAP: 8497 885 1 g
      SAP: 9382 970 1 O
      SAP: 10352 1742 1 t

- The durational information of segments, with uncertain boundaries, is not reliable.
- The actual segmentation is what is given after the symbol of modification (-).
- A vowel and a following vocalized r (6) are counted as two separate segments. Diphthong quality is described by an intermediate uncertain boundary. E.g. leer (orth.) le:%>6%<
- Nasalization (~) and laryngealization (q) of a vowel (or even consonant) are annotated, even in case of no preceding elision of a nasal or a glottal stop.
- Aspiration (H) of a plosive is annotated if distinct and longer as 15 ms. The burst of a plosive is in any case counted to the stop segment.
- Diacritics are placed after the segmental symbol.