Question

A pause that occurs between two utterances, but without a speaker change, should be marked with a:

Option 1: "P" symbol
Option 2: "S" symbol
Option 3: "U" symbol
Option 4: "P/P" symbol

Answer 1

The excerpts provided discuss the spelling of the sound [p] in English, not transcription symbols for pauses in speech. Hence, the answer to the question about marking a pause between utterances is not determined by the information provided.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct symbol to mark a pause that occurs between two utterances but without a speaker change is not directly provided in the given information, which appears to relate to different subjects related to spelling particular sounds in the English language.

The options listed pertain to spelling and phonetics, seen in examples such as how the sound [p] is represented in writing. For instance, in the word perfect, the sound [p] is spelled . Similarly, in words like stopped and tripped, [p] is spelled . These spellings are consistent as nearly 100% of the time [p] is spelled as or .

However, in terms of transcribing speech and denoting pauses, linguistic notation or transcription symbols like those of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) or conversation analysis symbols may be used, but these are not discussed in the supplied excerpts.