This concise chart shows the most common applications of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) The International Phonetic Alphabet [note 1] is a system of phonetic notation based on the Latin alphabet, devised by the International Phonetic Association as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language. The IPA is used by foreign language students and teachers, linguists, speech pathologists and therapists, singers, actors, to represent English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England. As a result of the military, economic, scientific, political, and cultural influence of the British Empire during the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries and of the United States since the mid 20th century, it has become the lingua franca in many parts of the world. It is pronunciations.
See Pronunciation respelling for English Pronunciation respelling is a type of notation system used to convey the pronunciation of words, in a language which doesn't have a phonemic orthography . Respelling systems are meant to be easy for native readers to understand, but do not represent phonetic differences between English accents or dialects. English dictionaries have used various for phonetic transcriptions used in different dictionaries.
- AuE = Australian English Australian English is a non-rhotic variety of English spoken by most native-born Australians. Phonologically, it is one of the most regionally homogeneous language varieties in the world. As with most dialects of English, it is distinguished primarily by its vowel phonology[1]
- CaE = Canadian English Canadian English is the variety of English used in Canada. More than 26 million Canadians (85% of the population) have some knowledge of English (2006 census). Approximately 17 million speak English as their native language. Outside Quebec, 76% of Canadians speak English natively. Canadian English contains elements of British English in its[citation needed]
- GA = General American General American is an accent of American English. Within American English, General American and accents approximating it are contrasted with Southern American English, several Northeastern accents, and other distinct regional accents and social group accents like African American Vernacular English[2][3]
- IrE = Irish English Hiberno-English – also known as Irish English – is English as spoken in Ireland, partly the result of the interaction of the English and Irish languages. English was mainly brought to Ireland during the Plantations of Ireland in the sixteenth century[citation needed] and established itself in Dublin and in the area of Leinster known as the[citation needed]
- NZE = New Zealand English New Zealand English is the form of the English language used in New Zealand[citation needed]
- RP = Received Pronunciation Received Pronunciation —also called the Queen's (or King's) English and BBC English—is the accent of Standard English in England, with a relationship to regional dialects similar to that of other European languages. Although there is nothing intrinsic about RP that marks it as superior to any other variety, sociolinguistic factors give (Great Britain British English, or UK English or English English , is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere. There is confusion whether the term refers to English as spoken in the British Isles or to English as spoken in Great Britain, though in the case of Ireland, there are)[4]
- ScE = Scottish English Scottish English refers to the varieties of English spoken in Scotland. It may or may not include Scots depending on the observer[citation needed]
- SAE = South African English The term South African English is applied to the first language varieties of English spoken by South Africans, with the L1 English variety spoken by Zimbabweans and Namibians, being recognised as offshoots[citation needed]
- WaE = Welsh English Welsh English, Anglo-Welsh, or Wenglish refers to the dialects of English spoken in Wales by Welsh people. The dialects are significantly influenced by Welsh grammar and often include words derived from Welsh. In addition to the distinctive words and grammar, there is a variety of accents found across Wales from the South Wales Valleys to[citation needed]
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| IPA: Other symbols used in transcription of English pronunciation | |
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| IPA | Explanation |
| ˈ | Primary stress indicator (placed before the stressed syllable); for example, rapping /ˈɹæpɪŋ/ |
| ˌ | Secondary stress/full vowel indicator (placed before the stressed syllable); for example, pronunciation /pɹɵˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/ |
| . | Syllable A syllable is a unit of organization for a sequence of speech sounds. For example, the word water is composed of two syllables: wa and ter. A syllable is typically made up of a syllable nucleus (most often a vowel) with optional initial and final margins (typically, consonants) separation indicator; for example, ice cream /ˈʌɪs.krim/ vs. I scream /ˌaɪ.ˈskrim/ |
| ̩ | Syllabic consonant indicator (placed under the syllabic consonant); for example, ridden /ˈɹɪdn̩/ |
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