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- IPA in gadict.
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-Document version.
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-.. include:: VERSION.rst
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-Pronunciation rules for English.
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-
-In English written symbol represent different sounds::
-
- rough [XXX]
- through [XXX]
- bough [XXX]
- though [XXX]
- cough [XXX]
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-Many linguists argue that English require spelling reform.
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-Pronunciation keys for EN gadict.
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-
-``gadict`` project try to follow OED 2ed (Oxford English Dictionary)
-pronunciation for dialect known as RP (Received Pronunciation) and uses IPA for
-representation of pronunciation like in Wikipedia project:
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- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English
- Wikipedia IPA for English.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPA_chart_for_English
- This concise chart shows the most common applications of the
- International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) to represent English
- language pronunciations.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Received_Pronunciation
- Wiki about RP.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oed
- Oxford English Dictionary.
-
-Compare:
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- * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet_chart_for_English_dialects
- * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_conventions_for_English
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-Consonants.
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-[b]::
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- bed [XXX], bird [XXX], baby [XXX]
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-[p]::
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- pen [XXX], people [XXX]
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-[d]::
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- dead [XXX], dust [XXX]
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-[t]::
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- tree [XXX]
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-[ʧ]::
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- XXX
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-[]::
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-
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-[f]::
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- flow [XXX], fine [XXX]
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-[g]::
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- glove [XXX], give [XXX]
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-[j]::
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- job [XXX]
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-[k]::
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- cat [kæt]
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-[l]::
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- lamp [læmp]
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-[m]::
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- milk [mɪlk]
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-[n]::
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- note [nəʊt]
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-[r]::
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- road [rəʊd]
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-[s]::
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- sofa [səʊfə]
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-[ð]::
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- both [bəʊð]
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-[θ]::
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- think [θɪnk]
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-[ʒ]::
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- pleasure [pleʒə]
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-[dʒ]::
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- bridge [brɪdʒ]
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-Vowels.
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-[ʌ]::
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- son [sʌn], ɡun [ɡʌn]
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-[ɑː]::
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- car [kɑː]
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-[ɒ]::
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- lot [lɒt], hot [hɒt]
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-[ɔː]::
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- fork [fɔːk], or [ɔː], fall [fɔːl]
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-[ɔɪ]::
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- choice [ʧɔɪs], boy [bɔɪ]
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-[əʊ]::
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- open [əʊpən], colon [kəʊlən]
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-[ʊ]::
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- xxx
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-[ɛ]::
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- pen [pɛn], text [tɛxt], pet [pɛt]
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-[ɪ]::
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- pin [pɪn], milk [mɪlk]
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-[iː]::
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- tree [triː], see [siː], me [miː], tea [tiː]
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-[ɪə]::
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- ear [ɪə], dear [dɪə]
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-[ɜr]::
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- girl [gɜrl], first [fɜrst], work [wɜrk]
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-[æ]::
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- fat [fæt], happy [hæppɪ]
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-[eə]::
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- where [weə], fair [feə]
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-List of IPA chars for English transcription.
-============================================
-
-
- θ ð ʃ ŋ ʧ ʒ ı ɡ ː ˌ ˈ ˑ ˏ ˊ ˋ
- æ ɑ ɒ ʌ ʊ ɒ ɛ ə ɜ ɔ ɪ є ɚ
-
-You can copy/paste they in phonetic string.
-
-TODO
-====
-::
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- Front Central Back
- long short long short long short
- Close iː ɪ uː ʊ
- Mid ɛ ɜː ə ɔː
- Open æ ʌ ɑː ɒ
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- Diphthong Triphthong
- Closing Centring
- /eɪ/ /ɪə/ /aɪə/
- /aɪ/ /eə/ /ɑʊə/
- /ɔɪ/ /ʊə/
- /əʊ/
- /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
- 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
- New a ɛ ɜː aɪ aʊ eə
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