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to transcribe

to transcribe

1 5.3
To write speech sounds using symbols that show how they sound
  • verb
  • /trænˈskraɪb/
  • Specialized
translation icon : transcribir fonéticamente
  • The Nahua students interpreted the images and expanded the answers, phonetically transcribing Nahuatl using Latin letters.
  • transcribed language samples

Examples

  • All storytelling was orthographically transcribed from the audio or video recordings by research assistants.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The linguist will transcribe the interview to ensure accurate representation of the participant's speech.

  • "For this reason, I could not return to and transcribe the testimony in the survivors' own words.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Jazz musicians often claim that most jazz skill sets can be developed through listening and transcribing solos.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Responses were initially transcribed online using phonetic transcription.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Thus, the words car, ear, and fire were transcribed as /ka/, /i/, and /faI/, respectively.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Sylvia spends forty minutes of her practice session aurally transcribing a solo.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The final vowel in words with a strong-weak stress pattern, such as feather and tiger, was transcribed as rhoticized schwa.

    Academic text (2015)

  • In class, we learned how to transcribe songs into sheet music format for better understanding.

  • The researcher dedicated hours to transcribe the old recordings into a modern format for analysis.

How Phonetic

to transcribe
  • Specialized
1 5.3
to write
∞ 1.0
to spell
400 1.0

Surface Forms

transcribe infinitive
transcribed past
transcribed past participle
transcribing present participle
transcribes third person singular

Morphology

transcribe = scribe (semi-transparent) = trans + scribe

The core idea 'write across' applies, but the technical practice of phonetic transcription (specialized symbols) may not be inferable to average learners.

Etymology

Transcribe is built from Latin trans- 'across' and scribere 'to write', like in script for writing. This explains the phonetic meaning: to write speech sounds into a special writing system, putting the sounds 'across' into written symbols.