1 The IPA has often been used as a basis for creating new writing systems for previously unwritten languages. 2  The IPA is used in some foreign language text books and phrase books to transcribe the sounds of languages which are written with non-latin alphabets.
Staccato is marked in music with a small black dot placed above or below a note (not to its side like a dotted note). See staccatissimo. Also Known As: 1  detache; dÃ©tachÃ© (Pique).  piquÃ© fr
Back to Staccato... This technique is normally indicated in music by the use of a small dot over a note or group of notes. It can also be indicated by a pointed dash (much like an upside down triangle) and a series of dots and slur lines.he word is an Italian one meaning detached or separated. It is, in effect, the shortening of the duration of a note or notes. It is a very useful guitar technique but often very poorly executed.