Image from here.
Gillian Brown is someone whose work I am frequently returning to. I wrote a blog here recently. I quoted this (1990:7), and do so again:
the stretches of acoustic blur often not longer permit any representation on a segment-by-segment basis
She is talking about ‘private’ speech between people who know each other well, indulging in relaxed conversations. The type of speech that I envisage her talking about is stuff like this – the three syllables which precede ‘any’ – from Emily:
Emily
Or this – the three syllables which precede ‘wasn’t’ – from Bob:
Bob
I reckon that the chances of getting a phonetic transcription that experts would agree on is very small. The difficulty is inherent in the fact that a continuous stream of speech would have to be represented by symbols for separate events.
The limitations of phonetic symbols – Speech in Action
Image from here.
Gillian Brown is someone whose work I am frequently returning to. I wrote a blog here recently. I quoted this (1990:7), and do so again:
She is talking about ‘private’ speech between people who know each other well, indulging in relaxed conversations. The type of speech that I envisage her talking about is stuff like this – the three syllables which precede ‘any’ – from Emily:
Emily
Or this – the three syllables which precede ‘wasn’t’ – from Bob:
Bob
I reckon that the chances of getting a phonetic transcription that experts would agree on is very small. The difficulty is inherent in the fact that a continuous stream of speech would have to be represented by symbols for separate events.