Statistics for Linguists. By Frank Anshen. In general, letters, words, phrases, or sentences cited as linguistic examples are italicized. Indicate italics in typewritten material by underlining, being careful not to obscure subscript diacritics in the process. In texts with numerous subscripts, underlining is often best done with pen and ink after the page has been typed.
Glosses appear in single quotation marks.
Cited forms which appear in phonetic or phonetic transcription, enclosed in brackets or virgules, are not italicized. Since those data may later be used for purposes unimagined by the author of the original manuscript, all linguistic forms in Native languages must be cited in an orthography which records all significant phonetic contrasts. Although symbols may be used in any way deemed appropriate by the author, a footnote to the first cited form should explain any deviation from common Amerindianist or IPA usage, as well as the value of ambiguous letters such as c, j, q, x, or y. Please address questions on acceptable citation of forms to Professor Rood. Indicate precisely and clearly any special characters or symbols which are required.