Frontmatter -- Editorial preface to the paperback edition -- Editorial preface to the Handbook -- Main technical authors -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 User's guide -- Part IV: Spoken language reference materials -- A Character codes and computer readable alphabets -- B SAMPA computer readable phonetic alphabet -- C SAM file formats -- D SAM recording protocols -- E SAM software tools -- F EUROPEC recording tool -- G Digital storage media -- H Database Management Systems (DBMSs) -- I Speech standards -- J EUROM-1 database overview -- L European speech resources -- M Transcription and documentation conventions for Speechdat -- N The Bavarian Archive for Speech Signals -- Bibliographical references -- Glossary -- List of abbreviations -- Index -- Backmatter