Talk:Cover symbols used in linguistics

Why should the reader believe this?
, you and cooked this up in one day in 2015, but neither of you provided any references. Nobody has added references since. ⟨C⟩ for consonant, yes, I believe you; but where does one find (among others) ⟨F⟩ and ⟨G⟩ used in the ways listed here?

Also, where is the term "cover symbol" used, and what does it mean? Without an understanding of this, it's hard to understand what should or shouldn't be listed. ⟨r⟩ is indeed used not only for [r] but also (in the context of English phonology) [ɹ] and much else; but when describing Japanese phonology many writers use ⟨u⟩ for [ɯ]; does this mean that ⟨u⟩ should be listed? Indeed, I'd guess that very many IPA symbols have been used (deliberately, not mistakenly) other than as the IPA was or is prescribing; does this make them "cover symbols"? -- Hoary (talk) 12:12, 12 July 2024 (UTC)