| (.) | Untimed brief pause |
| (n) | Timed pause where “n” indicates the interval measured in seconds |
| : | Lengthened sound |
| - | Sudden cut off |
| = | The second utterance is latched onto the first one |
| . | Falling intonation |
| , | Level intonation |
| ? | Rising intonation |
| ↓ | Sudden falling in intonation |
| ↑ | Sudden rising in intonation |
| .hh | Audible inhalations (more hs indicate longer sound) |
| (word) | Word in doubt |
| >word< | Word uttered at a faster pace |
| <word> | Word uttered at a slower pace |
| word | word Stressed word |
| °word° | the word is said softer than the surrounding items |
| ((louder)) | Paralinguistic features |
| ( ) | Indecipherable speech |
| [ | The beginning of overlapping |
| ] | The end of overlapping |
| heh | Laughter (hah is used to represent louder laughter) |
| word (h) word | Words are said while the speaker is laughing |