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[Chris Clemens]

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Updated: June 1, 2018

[emilycarterbrlr]

Hello,

I’m transcribing a fiction book that contains some Spanish words and names. Do I use contractions in these words or not?
Based on the following formats rules I believe because this is just a simple fiction book in English context and not a school/language textbook i use contractions in these Spanish words unless the contraction is attached to a accent? Am I thinking correctly?

Would the rules be different if I was doing a simple children’s picture book that contains English words with Spanish equivalent under it?
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formatting rules I believe apply to my situation..

1.16   Foreign Material in English Context

1.16.1

The provisions given in these guidelines apply to the transcription of foreign words and phrases appearing in English language materials other than those texts teaching a foreign language.

1.16.2

Foreign Material. For the purposes of agencies and transcribers working with codes of the Braille Authority of North America, any language other than modern English is considered a foreign language. This includes Old English and Middle English, as well as transliterated or romanized forms of languages such as Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, and Russian.

1.16.3

Foreign language words or phrases within an English language paragraph are contracted. Use modified letter indicators to represent accented letters. If a modification applies to a letter that would be part of a contraction, do not use the contraction. Use UEB symbols for inverted punctuation. (See UEB §4.2.1–4.5.2, Letters and Their Modifiers; §13.2, Using UEB Contractions; and §13.5, Using UEB Signs.)

Thank you in advance for any clarification you can provide!
Emily C

[emilycarterbrlr]

I’m soooo sorry! Just realized my post ended up here instead of in the actual question forum. How do I delete the above question post?

Emily  C

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