| SAMPA The Speech Assessment Methods Phonetic Alphabet is a computer-readable phonetic script using 7-bit printable ASCII characters, based on the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA): English Consonants In articulatory phonetics, a consonant is a speech sound that is articulated with complete or partial closure of the vocal tract. Examples are [p], pronounced with the lips; [t], pronounced with the front of the tongue; [k], pronounced with the back of the tongue; [h], pronounced in the throat; [f] and [s], pronounced by forcing air through a |
| SAMPA |
Examples |
| p |
pen, spin, tip |
| b |
but, web |
| t |
two, sting, bet |
| d |
do, odd |
| tS |
chair, nature, teach |
| dZ |
gin, joy, edge |
| k |
cat, kill, skin, queen, thick |
| g |
go, get, beg |
| f |
fool, enough, leaf |
| v |
voice, have, of |
| T |
thing, breath |
| D |
this, breathe |
| s |
see, city, pass |
| z |
zoo, rose |
| S |
she, sure, emotion, leash |
| Z |
pleasure, beige |
| h |
ham |
| m |
man, ham |
| n |
no, tin |
| N |
singer, ring |
| l |
left, bell |
| r |
run, very |
| w |
we |
| j |
yes |
| W |
what (some accents, such as Scottish Scottish English refers to the varieties of English spoken in Scotland. It may or may not include Scots depending on the observer) |
| x |
loch (Scottish) |
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| SAMPA: English Vowels In phonetics, a vowel is a sound in spoken language, such as English ah! [ɑː] or oh! [oʊ], pronounced with an open vocal tract so that there is no build-up of air pressure at any point above the glottis. This contrasts with consonants, such as English sh! [ʃː], where there is a constriction or closure at some point along the vocal tract. A |
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Examples |
| RP 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 accents 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 Received |
GenAm General American is a major accent of American English. The accent is not restricted to the United States, as it is quite common in parts of Canada[citation needed]. Within American English, General American and accents approximating it are contrasted with Southern American English, several Northeastern accents, and other distinct regional accents |
AuE 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 |
| A: |
A |
a: |
father |
| i: |
i |
i: |
see |
| I |
I |
I |
city |
| E |
E |
e |
bed |
| 3: |
3` |
3: |
bird |
| { |
{ |
{[1] |
lad, cat, ran |
| A: |
Ar |
a: |
arm |
| V |
V |
a |
run, enough |
| Q |
A |
O |
not, wasp |
| O: |
O or A[2] |
o: |
law, caught |
| U |
U |
U |
put |
| u: |
u |
}: |
soon, through |
| @ |
@ |
@ |
about |
| @ |
@` |
@ |
winner |
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| SAMPA: English Diphthongs In phonology, a diphthong, pronounced /ˈdɪf.θɒŋ/ or /ˈdɪp.θɒŋ/, (from Greek δίφθογγος, diphthongos, literally "two sounds" or "two tones") refers to two adjacent vowel sounds occurring within the same syllable. In most dialects of English, the words eye, boy, and cow contain examples of diphthongs |
| SAMPA |
Examples |
| RP 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 accents 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 Received |
GenAm General American is a major accent of American English. The accent is not restricted to the United States, as it is quite common in parts of Canada[citation needed]. Within American English, General American and accents approximating it are contrasted with Southern American English, several Northeastern accents, and other distinct regional accents |
AuE 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 |
| eI |
eI or e |
{I |
day |
| aI |
aI |
Ae |
my |
| OI |
OI |
oI |
boy |
| @U |
oU or o |
@} |
no |
| aU |
aU |
{O |
now |
| I@ |
ir |
I@ |
near, here |
| E@ |
er |
e: |
hair, there |
| U@ |
Ur |
U@ |
tour |
| ju: |
ju |
j}: |
pupil |
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