diff --git a/maya/linguistics.sty b/maya/linguistics.sty
index fa0d3d4..6b976e9 100755
--- a/maya/linguistics.sty
+++ b/maya/linguistics.sty
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@
 
 \newcommand{\syllable}[1]{\textbf{\expandafter\MakeLowercase\expandafter{#1}}}
 \newcommand{\logogram}[1]{\textbf{\expandafter\MakeUppercase\expandafter{#1}}}
-\newcommand{\grapheme}[1]{$\langle\expandafter{#1}\rangle$}
+\newcommand{\grapheme}[1]{$\langle\textrm{\expandafter{#1}}\rangle$}
+\newcommand{\glottalstop}{’}
+\newcommand{\narrowtranscription}[1]{/#1/}
+\newcommand{\widetranscription}[1]{\lbrack\expandafter{#1}\rbrack}
+\newcommand{\glyphblockheight}{2.5cm}
 \newcommand{\writing}[3]{\textbf{#1}, \emph{#2}, "#3"}
 \newcommand{\mayan}[1]{\emph{#1}\xspace}
 \newcommand{\english}[1]{\emph{#1}\xspace}