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| l'''a'''d, c'''a'''t, r'''a'''n<ref name="oxforda">Often transcribed {{IPA|/a/}} for RP, for example in dictionaries of the [[Oxford University Press]].</ref><ref name="badlad">See [[Phonological history of English short A#Bad-lad split|bad-lad split]] for more discussion of this vowel in Australian English.</ref>
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Revision as of 10:44, 17 June 2007

This chart shows concisely the most common way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is applied to represent the English language.

See International Phonetic Alphabet for English for a more complete version and Pronunciation respelling for English for phonetic transcriptions used in different dictionaries.

IPA: English Consonants
IPA Examples
p pen, spin, tip
b but, web
t two, sting, bet
d do, odd
tʃ chair, nature, teach
dʒ gin, joy, edge
k cat, kill, skin, queen, thick
ɡ go, get, beg
f fool, enough, leaf
v voice, have
θ thing, teeth
ð this, breathe, father
s see, city, pass
z zoo, rose
ʃ she, sure, emotion, leash
ʒ pleasure, beige
h ham
m man, ham
n no, tin
ŋ singer, ring
l left, bell
ɹ run, very
w we
j yes
ʍ what
IPA: English Vowels
IPA Examples
RP GA AuE
ɑː ɑ aː father
ɪ ɪ ɪ sit
ɪ i i city
iː i iː see
ɛ ɛ e bed[1]
ɜː ɝ ɜː bird
æ æ æ lad, cat, ran
ɑː ɑɹ aː arm
ʌ ʌ a run, enough
ɒ ɑ ɔ not, wasp
ɔː ɔ oː law, caught
ʊ ʊ ʊ put, wood
uː u ʉː soon, through
ə ə ə about
ə ɚ ə winner
 
IPA: English Diphthongs
IPA Examples
RP GA AuE
eɪ eɪ æɪ day, pain
aɪ aɪ ɑe my, wise
ɔɪ ɔɪ oɪ boy
əʊ oʊ əʉ no, tow
aʊ aʊ æɔ now
ɪə ɪɹ ɪə near, here
ɛə ɛɹ eː h'air, there"
ʊə ʊɹ ʊə tour
juː ju jʉː pupil


IPA: Marginal Sounds
IPA Examples
x Scottish loch
ʔ uh-(ʔ)oh


IPA: Other symbols used in transcription of English pronunciation
IPA Explanation
ˈ Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable), for example rapping /ˈɹæpɪŋ/
ˌ Secondary stress, for example battleship /ˈbætl̩ˌʃɪp/
. Syllable separator, for example plankton /ˈplæŋk.tən/
 ̩ Syllabic consonant, for example ridden /ˈɹɪdn̩/


See also

External links

  1. ↑ Often transcribed /e/ for RP, for example in Collins English Dictionary.
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