Appendix D
Foreign Language Symbols
Guidance for Transcribing Foreign Language Material in UEB apply when a complete section is in a foreign language. See Formats, §1.16 Foreign Material in English Context.
D.1 French
Symbol |
Letter |
Name |
* |
â |
a circumflex |
( |
à |
a grave |
& |
ç |
c cedilla |
= |
é |
e acute |
< |
ê |
e circumflex |
$ |
ë |
e diaeresis |
! |
è |
e grave |
% |
î |
i circumflex |
] |
ï |
i diaeresis |
? |
ô |
o circumflex |
[ |
œ |
o-e ligature |
: |
û |
u circumflex |
\ |
ü |
u diaeresis |
) |
ù |
u grave |
> |
æ |
a-e ligature (archaic character) |
Example D-1: French
,ma$l1 issu d'une famille royale de
,cambrie1 fut envoy= d!s sa neuvi!me
ann=e dans l'abbaye d',yvern1 pour y
=tudier les lettres sacr=es et profanes4
D.2 German
Symbol |
Letter |
Name |
> |
ä |
a umlaut |
[ |
ö |
o umlaut |
\ |
ü |
u umlaut |
! |
ß |
ess-tsett |
Example D-2: German
,die ,pflanzensch[pfung dagegen wirkt
durch stetige ,gr[!e auf unsere
,einbildungskraft4
D.3 Italian
Symbol |
Letter |
Name |
* |
â |
a circumflex |
( |
à |
a grave |
& |
ç |
c cedilla |
= |
é |
e acute |
< |
ê |
e circumflex |
$ |
ë |
e diaeresis |
! |
è |
e grave |
% |
î |
i circumflex |
] |
ï |
i diaeresis |
/ |
ì |
i grave |
? |
ô |
o circumflex |
[ |
ö |
o diaeresis |
+ |
ò |
o grave |
: |
û |
u circumflex |
\ |
ü |
u diaeresis |
) |
ù |
u grave |
Example D-3: Italian
,un tratto importante1 che caratterizza
il grande movimento della civilt(
italiana risorgente e che risulta1 non
pure dalla poesia e filosofia di quel
tempo1 444
D.4 Spanish
Symbol |
Letter |
Name |
( |
á |
a acute |
! |
é |
e acute |
/ |
í |
i acute |
] |
ñ |
n tilde |
+ |
ó |
o acute |
) |
ú |
u acute |
\ |
ü |
u diaeresis |
& |
ç |
cedilla (archaic character) |
5 |
¿ ? |
question mark |
6 |
¡ ! |
exclamation point |
Example D-4: Spanish
5,cu(les pantalones cuestan m(s1 los de
!l o los de ella5