Phonemic Symbols

Phonemic symbols can be used to replace words that are spoken incorrectly. The Phonemic Symbols table lists the phonemic symbols DECtalk Software uses and an example of each sound. For more information on how to use phonemes, refer to the Phoneme Interpretation command . Phonemes also can be given duration and pitch attributes to create special effects, such as singing and musical tones .

Note

Arpabet mode is a 2-character system. You must follow all single character symbols with a space so that faulty translations do not occur. Consider the phonemic representation of “whitehorse:” [*w’ ayt hxowr s ]. The letter “t” in this phonemic representation must be followed by a space, so that it is not interpreted as part of the phonemic symbol [th] in the representation of “whitehorse.”