diff --git a/docs/phonemes.md b/docs/phonemes.md index 1deb4f89..a355c971 100644 --- a/docs/phonemes.md +++ b/docs/phonemes.md @@ -1,11 +1,10 @@ # Phonemes -- [IPA Phonemes](#ipa-phonemes) - - [Consonants](#consonants) - - [Other Symbols](#other-symbols) - - [Gemination](#gemination) - - [Vowels](#vowels) - - [Positioning Diacritics](#positioning-diacritics) +- [Consonants](#consonants) + - [Other Symbols](#other-symbols) + - [Gemination](#gemination) +- [Vowels](#vowels) +- [Positioning Diacritics](#positioning-diacritics) - [Features](#features) - [Manner of Articulation](#manner-of-articulation) - [Air Flow](#air-flow) @@ -56,9 +55,7 @@ Instead, it is designed to be a transcription guide on how to specify phonemes in a language or voice so that the narrow transcriptions are consistent between the two. -## IPA Phonemes - -### Consonants +## Consonants @@ -365,7 +362,7 @@ the two. Symbols to the left have a `vls` phonation, and to the right have `mdv` phonation. -#### Other Symbols +### Other Symbols | Symbol | Alternative | Features | |--------|-------------|-------------------------| @@ -382,7 +379,7 @@ Symbols to the left have a `vls` phonation, and to the right have `mdv` phonatio | p͡f | | `vls` `bld` `afr` | | b͡v | | `mdv` `bld` `afr` | -#### Gemination +### Gemination Gemination is found in several languages including Italian and Japanese. It is also present in the suprasegmental phonology between words such as @@ -397,7 +394,7 @@ with the first phoneme using the `unx` feature. For example, n̚.n for a geminated n. This describes how with the `stp` and `nas` consonants, the mouth remains closed (`unx`) for the first of the geminated consonants. -### Vowels +## Vowels
@@ -456,7 +453,7 @@ __NOTE:__ The `smh` vowels are more `cnt` than the other vowels. However, this distinction is not needed to classify these vowels, so is not included in the above table. -### Positioning Diacritics +## Positioning Diacritics The following IPA diacritics are only used by eSpeak NG to fill out positions in the IPA consonant and vowel charts. As such those phonemes are transcribed