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.. -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
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.. include:: header.rst
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 IPA in gadict.
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.. contents::
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Document version.
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.. include:: VERSION.rst
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Pronunciation keys for gadict.
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``gadict`` project follow OED 2ed (Oxford English Dictionary) respelling schema
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for dialect known as RP (Received Pronunciation). This schema is mostly same as
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used in Wikipedia project.
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  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPA_chart_for_English
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                This concise chart shows the most common applications of the
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                International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) to represent English
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                language pronunciations.
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  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Received_Pronunciation
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                Wiki about RP.
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  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oed
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                Oxford English Dictionary.
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Consonants.
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  bed [XXX], bird [XXX], baby [XXX]
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  pen [XXX], people [XXX]
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  dead [XXX], dust [XXX]
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  tree [XXX]
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  flow [XXX], fine [XXX]
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  glove [XXX], give [XXX]
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  job [XXX]
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List of IPA chars for English transcription.
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  θ ð ʃ ŋ ʧ ʒ ı ɡ ː ˌ ˈ ˑ ˏ ˊ ˋ
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  æ ɑ ɒ ʌ ʊ ɒ ɛ ə ɜ ɔ ɪ є ɚ
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You can copy/paste they in phonetic string.
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            Front       Central     Back
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         long  short long  short long  short
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  Close   iː    ɪ                 uː    ʊ
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  Mid           e     ɜː    ə     ɔː
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  Open          æ           ʌ     ɑː    ɒ
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      Diphthong          Triphthong
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  Closing    Centring
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   /eɪ/       /ɪə/        /aɪə/
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   /aɪ/       /eə/        /ɑʊə/
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   /ɔɪ/       /ʊə/
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   /əʊ/
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   /aʊ/
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Old vs. new transcription.
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From "Better English pronunciation."::
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  Old  iː i e ɔː u uː ei ou ai au ɔi æ ɔ ʌ əː ɑː iə ɛə uə ə
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  New  iː ɪ e ɔː ʊ uː eɪ əʊ aɪ aʊ ɔɪ æ ɒ ʌ ɜː ɑː ɪə eə ʊə ə
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Also from wikipedia::
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  Old  æ e əː ʌɪ ɑʊ ɛə
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  New  a ɛ ɜː aɪ aʊ eə
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