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A transcription tradition of its own.
Also known as: Americanist notation, North American phonetic notation
The phonetic transcription conventions developed for the indigenous languages of the Americas.
Transcribes speech sounds using conventions developed in North American linguistic fieldwork.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Uses different symbols from the International Phonetic Alphabet for several common sounds, so a transcription must be read against the tradition that produced it or it will be misread — an active hazard in comparative work.
Americanist and IPA symbols overlap in form and differ in value for several sounds.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Latin letters with acute marks, hooks, carons and a raised dot for length, differing systematically from the International Phonetic Alphabet's choices for the same sounds.