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 IPA in gadict.
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Document version.
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Pronunciation keys for gadict.
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``gadict`` project follow OED 2ed (Oxford English Dictionary) respelling schema
for dialect known as RP (Received Pronunciation). This schema is mostly same as
used in Wikipedia project.

  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.

Consonants.
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[b]::

  bed [XXX], bird [XXX], baby [XXX]

[p]::

  pen [XXX], people [XXX]

[d]::

  dead [XXX], dust [XXX]

[t]::

  tree [XXX]

[ʧ]::

  XXX

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[f]::

  flow [XXX], fine [XXX]

[g]::

  glove [XXX], give [XXX]

[j]::

  job [XXX]

[k]::

[l]::

[m]::

[n]::

[r]::

[s]::

[ð]::

[θ]::

[ʒ]::

[dʒ]::

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  XXX

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
  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           e     ɜː    ə     ɔː
  Open          æ           ʌ     ɑː    ɒ

      Diphthong          Triphthong
  Closing    Centring
   /eɪ/       /ɪə/        /aɪə/
   /aɪ/       /eə/        /ɑʊə/
   /ɔɪ/       /ʊə/
   /əʊ/
   /aʊ/

Old vs. new transcription.
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From "Better English pronunciation."::

  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

Also from wikipedia::

  Old  æ e əː ʌɪ ɑʊ ɛə
  New  a ɛ ɜː aɪ aʊ eə