transcription

Also known as transcription (language), transcribing

representing spoken language in written form

AI overview

Transcription is the process of converting spoken words into written text. It matters because it creates a permanent, readable record of what was said, making spoken information easier to reference, share, and preserve.

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Instance of: process
Part of: conversion of script

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different from: transliteration
raw material processed: oral communication
topic's main category: Category:Transcription (linguistics)
P8168: Altes Rathaus
Commons category: Transcription (linguistics)
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Encyclopedic overview

In linguistics, transcription is the systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source can either be utterances (speech or sign language) or preexisting text in another writing system.

Transcription should not be confused with translation, which means representing the meaning of text from a source-language in a target language, (e.g. Los Angeles (from source-language Spanish) means The Angels in the target language English); or with transliteration, which means representing the spelling of a text from one script to another.

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