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Transcription - a visual system of notation of speech sounds; a set of symbols representing speech sounds; phonetic alphabet. In 1904 the modern transcription was accepted by International Phonetic Association (based on Latin alphabet, is universal).
There are 2 types of transcription:
1. Phonemic/linguistically broad - all the phonemes of the language are marked with one symbol.
2. Phonetic/allophonic/ linguistically narrow- 1 symbol per 1 allophone of the phoneme (separate symbols for voiced and devoiced consonants, light and dark "l", syllabic sonorants, etc.).
The phonemic transcription has an advantage over the phonetic one because it is easier, quicker, more convenient to write.