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The '''International Phonetic Alphabet''' (commonly known as the '''IPA''') is a set of symbols associated with speech sounds, designed for use in describing and comparing the pronunciations of all of the spoken languages of the world. It is produced by the [[International Phonetic Association]] (also abbreviated '''IPA''').
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The International Phonetic Alphabet was first published in 19__. The most recent revision was made in 2005. The alphabet is divided into sections:
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* [[Pulmonic consonants]] (organized by [[Place of Articulation|place]] and [[Manner of Articulation|manner]] of articulation)
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* [[Non-pulmonic consonants]] (organized by [[airstream]] type and [[place of articulation]])
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* [[Vowels]] (organized by [[tongue height]] and [[tongue backness|backness]], and by [[lip rounding]])
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* Other symbols (consonants that do not easily fit in the other sections)
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* Diacritics (modifiers that can be placed above, below, or beside characters to adjust the intended articulation)
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* [[Suprasegmentals]] (characterizing aspects of articulation beyond the segmental level)
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* [[Tone|Tones]] and word accents
  
 
=== Link ===
 
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[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=IPA&lemmacode=1224 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
 
[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=IPA&lemmacode=1224 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
[http://www.langsci.ucl.ac.uk/ipa/ipachart.html The alphabet at the International Phonetic Association]<br />
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[http://www.langsci.ucl.ac.uk/ipa/ipachart.html The alphabet at the International Phonetic Association]
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[http://web.uvic.ca/ling/resources/ipa/charts/IPAlab/IPAlab.htm An example of the alphabet with accompanying audio illustrations]<br />
  
 
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[[Category:Phonetics]]
 
[[Category:Phonetics]]

Revision as of 18:59, 2 June 2015

The International Phonetic Alphabet (commonly known as the IPA) is a set of symbols associated with speech sounds, designed for use in describing and comparing the pronunciations of all of the spoken languages of the world. It is produced by the International Phonetic Association (also abbreviated IPA).

The International Phonetic Alphabet was first published in 19__. The most recent revision was made in 2005. The alphabet is divided into sections:

Link

Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics The alphabet at the International Phonetic Association An example of the alphabet with accompanying audio illustrations