Article Figures & Data
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Symbol Indication Comma Downturn in vocal tone Question mark Upturn in vocal tone Colon(s): “lo::ng” Prolongation of tone Period Completion of an utterance Group of two to three periods: “he said…” Long pause Number in parentheses: (0.5) Timed silence (in seconds) Paired equal signs: last time= =no Latching (no pause before next speaker's utterance) Paired brackets, e.g. [so he said it] [yeah] Conversational overlap
