Sped Tiger
Junior Member
- Joined
- Mar 1, 2023
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- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- German
- Home Country
- Germany
- Current Location
- Germany
I always thought that, when it came to transcriptions, we used brackets, e.g.: tell – [tel]. However, I have paid attention to the fact that lots of Internet resources use slashes to enclosed transcriptions. My question is: do we use slashes or brackets to enclose and start phonetic transcriptions?
Which is correct?
1. Render – ['ren.dɚ], obligor– [,ɒb.lɪˈɡɔːr], gerund – ['dʒer.ənd];
2. render – /'ren.dɚ/, obligor – /ˌɒb.lɪˈɡɔːr/, gerund – /ˈdʒer.ənd/.
Which is correct?
1. Render – ['ren.dɚ], obligor– [,ɒb.lɪˈɡɔːr], gerund – ['dʒer.ənd];
2. render – /'ren.dɚ/, obligor – /ˌɒb.lɪˈɡɔːr/, gerund – /ˈdʒer.ənd/.