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5 IPA in gadict. |
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6 ================ |
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7 .. contents:: |
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8 :local: |
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10 Document version. |
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11 ================= |
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13 .. include:: VERSION.rst |
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14 |
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15 Pronunciation rules for English. |
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16 ================================ |
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17 |
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18 In English written symbol represent different sounds:: |
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20 rough [XXX] |
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21 through [XXX] |
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22 bough [XXX] |
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23 though [XXX] |
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24 cough [XXX] |
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26 Many linguists argue that English require spelling reform. |
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27 |
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28 Pronunciation keys for EN gadict. |
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29 ================================= |
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30 |
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31 ``gadict`` project try to follow OED 2ed (Oxford English Dictionary) |
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32 pronunciation for dialect known as RP (Received Pronunciation) and uses IPA for |
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33 representation of pronunciation like in Wikipedia project: |
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35 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English |
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36 Wikipedia IPA for English. |
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37 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPA_chart_for_English |
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38 This concise chart shows the most common applications of the |
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39 International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) to represent English |
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40 language pronunciations. |
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41 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Received_Pronunciation |
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42 Wiki about RP. |
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43 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oed |
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44 Oxford English Dictionary. |
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46 Compare: |
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48 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet_chart_for_English_dialects |
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49 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_conventions_for_English |
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50 |
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51 Consonants. |
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52 ----------- |
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53 |
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54 [b]:: |
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55 |
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56 bed [XXX], bird [XXX], baby [XXX] |
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57 |
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58 [p]:: |
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59 |
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60 pen [XXX], people [XXX] |
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61 |
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62 [d]:: |
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64 dead [XXX], dust [XXX] |
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65 |
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66 [t]:: |
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67 |
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68 tree [XXX] |
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69 |
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70 [ʧ]:: |
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71 |
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72 XXX |
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73 |
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74 []:: |
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78 [f]:: |
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79 |
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80 flow [XXX], fine [XXX] |
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81 |
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82 [g]:: |
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83 |
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84 glove [XXX], give [XXX] |
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85 |
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86 [j]:: |
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87 |
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88 job [XXX] |
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90 [k]:: |
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92 cat [kæt] |
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93 |
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94 [l]:: |
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96 lamp [læmp] |
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98 [m]:: |
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100 milk [mɪlk] |
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101 |
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102 [n]:: |
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103 |
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104 note [nəʊt] |
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105 |
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106 [r]:: |
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107 |
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108 road [rəʊd] |
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109 |
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110 [s]:: |
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111 |
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112 sofa [səʊfə] |
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113 |
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114 [ð]:: |
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116 both [bəʊð] |
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118 [θ]:: |
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119 |
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120 think [θɪnk] |
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121 |
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122 [ʒ]:: |
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123 |
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124 pleasure [pleʒə] |
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125 |
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126 [dʒ]:: |
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128 bridge [brɪdʒ] |
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129 |
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130 Vowels. |
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131 ------- |
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132 |
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133 [ʌ]:: |
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134 |
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135 son [sʌn], ɡun [ɡʌn] |
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137 [ɑː]:: |
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139 car [kɑː] |
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140 |
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141 [ɒ]:: |
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143 lot [lɒt], hot [hɒt] |
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145 [ɔː]:: |
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147 fork [fɔːk], or [ɔː], fall [fɔːl] |
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149 [ɔɪ]:: |
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151 choice [ʧɔɪs], boy [bɔɪ] |
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152 |
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153 [əʊ]:: |
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155 open [əʊpən], colon [kəʊlən] |
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157 [ʊ]:: |
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159 xxx |
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161 [ɛ]:: |
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163 pen [pɛn], text [tɛxt], pet [pɛt] |
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165 [ɪ]:: |
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167 pin [pɪn], milk [mɪlk] |
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169 [iː]:: |
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171 tree [triː], see [siː], me [miː], tea [tiː] |
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173 [ɪə]:: |
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175 ear [ɪə], dear [dɪə] |
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177 [ɜr]:: |
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179 girl [gɜrl], first [fɜrst], work [wɜrk] |
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181 [æ]:: |
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183 fat [fæt], happy [hæppɪ] |
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185 [eə]:: |
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187 where [weə], fair [feə] |
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188 |
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189 List of IPA chars for English transcription. |
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190 ============================================ |
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193 θ ð ʃ ŋ ʧ ʒ ı ɡ ː ˌ ˈ ˑ ˏ ˊ ˋ |
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194 æ ɑ ɒ ʌ ʊ ɒ ɛ ə ɜ ɔ ɪ є ɚ |
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196 You can copy/paste they in phonetic string. |
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197 |
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198 TODO |
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199 ==== |
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200 :: |
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202 Front Central Back |
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203 long short long short long short |
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204 Close iː ɪ uː ʊ |
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205 Mid ɛ ɜː ə ɔː |
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206 Open æ ʌ ɑː ɒ |
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208 Diphthong Triphthong |
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209 Closing Centring |
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210 /eɪ/ /ɪə/ /aɪə/ |
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211 /aɪ/ /eə/ /ɑʊə/ |
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212 /ɔɪ/ /ʊə/ |
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213 /əʊ/ |
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214 /aʊ/ |
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216 Old vs. new transcription. |
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217 ========================== |
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219 From "Better English pronunciation.":: |
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221 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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222 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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224 Also from Wikipedia:: |
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226 Old æ e əː ʌɪ ɑʊ ɛə |
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227 New a ɛ ɜː aɪ aʊ eə |
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