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This is the key for English pronunciation respelling, an alternative to IPA, but does not represent dialects or accents.
==Key==
*To display a formatted English pronunciation respelling when defining pronunciation, use [[Template:Respell]]
These are the keys for IPA and English pronunciation respelling, an alternative to IPA that does not represent dialects or accents.
 
*To display a formatted English pronunciation respelling when defining pronunciation, use [[Template:Respell]].


==Key==
{| style="background:none;"
{| style="background:none;"
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! colspan="3"| [[wikipedia:Consonant|Consonant]]s
! colspan="3"| [[wikipedia:Consonant|Consonant]]s
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/b/}}
| {{IPA|b}}
| ''b''
| ''b''
| '''b'''ut, we'''b'''
| '''b'''ut, we'''b'''
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/d/}}
| {{IPA|d}}
| ''d''
| ''d''
| '''d'''o, o'''dd'''
| '''d'''o, o'''dd'''
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/ð/}}
| {{IPA|ð}}
| ''dh''
| ''dh''
| '''th'''is, brea'''the''', fa'''th'''er
| '''th'''is, brea'''the''', fa'''th'''er
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/dʒ/}}
| {{IPA|dʒ}}
| ''j''
| ''j''
| '''g'''in, '''j'''oy, e'''dge'''
| '''g'''in, '''j'''oy, e'''dge'''
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/f/}}
| {{IPA|f}}
| ''f''
| ''f''
| '''f'''ool, enou'''gh''', lea'''f'''
| '''f'''ool, enou'''gh''', lea'''f'''
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/ɡ/}}
| {{IPA|ɡ}}
| ''g''
| ''g''
| '''g'''o, '''g'''et, be'''g'''
| '''g'''o, '''g'''et, be'''g'''
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/h/}}
| {{IPA|h}}
| ''h''
| ''h''
| '''h'''am, a'''h'''ead
| '''h'''am, a'''h'''ead
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/j/}}
| {{IPA|j}}
| ''y''
| ''y''
| '''y'''es
| '''y'''es
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/k/}}
| {{IPA|k}}
| ''k''
| ''k''
| '''c'''at, '''k'''ill, s'''k'''in, '''q'''ueen, thi'''ck'''
| '''c'''at, '''k'''ill, s'''k'''in, '''q'''ueen, thi'''ck'''
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/l/}}
| {{IPA|l}}
| ''l''
| ''l''
| '''l'''eft, be'''ll'''
| '''l'''eft, be'''ll'''
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/m/}}
| {{IPA|m}}
| ''m''
| ''m''
| '''m'''an, ha'''m'''
| '''m'''an, ha'''m'''
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/n/}}
| {{IPA|n}}
| ''n''
| ''n''
| '''n'''o, ti'''n'''
| '''n'''o, ti'''n'''
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/ŋ/}}
| {{IPA|ŋ}}
| ''ng''
| ''ng''
| ri'''ng'''er, si'''ng''', si'''n'''k
| ri'''ng'''er, si'''ng''', si'''n'''k
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/ŋɡ/}}
| {{IPA|ŋɡ}}
| ''ng-g''
| ''ng-g''
| fi'''ng'''er
| fi'''ng'''er
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/p/}}
| {{IPA|p}}
| ''p''
| ''p''
| '''p'''en, s'''p'''in, ti'''p'''
| '''p'''en, s'''p'''in, ti'''p'''
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/r/}}
| {{IPA|r}}
| ''r''
| ''r''
| '''r'''un, ve'''r'''y
| '''r'''un, ve'''r'''y
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/s/}}
| {{IPA|s}}
| ''s'' or ''ss''
| ''s'' or ''ss''
| '''s'''ee, '''c'''ity, pa'''ss'''
| '''s'''ee, '''c'''ity, pa'''ss'''
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/ʃ/}}
| {{IPA|ʃ}}
| ''sh''
| ''sh''
| '''sh'''e, '''s'''ure, emo'''ti'''on, lea'''sh'''
| '''sh'''e, '''s'''ure, emo'''ti'''on, lea'''sh'''
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/t/}}
| {{IPA|t}}
| ''t''
| ''t''
| '''t'''wo, s'''t'''ing, be'''t'''
| '''t'''wo, s'''t'''ing, be'''t'''
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/tʃ/}}
| {{IPA|tʃ}}
| ''ch''
| ''ch''
| '''ch'''air, na'''t'''ure, tea'''ch'''
| '''ch'''air, na'''t'''ure, tea'''ch'''
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/v/}}
| {{IPA|v}}
| ''v''
| ''v''
| '''v'''oice, ha'''ve'''
| '''v'''oice, ha'''ve'''
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/w/}}
| {{IPA|w}}
| ''w''
| ''w''
| '''w'''e
| '''w'''e
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/ʍ/}}
| {{IPA|z}}
| ''wh''
| '''wh'''
|-
| {{IPA|/z/}}
| ''z''
| ''z''
| '''z'''oo, ro'''s'''e
| '''z'''oo, ro'''s'''e
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/ʒ/}}
| {{IPA|ʒ}}
| ''zh''
| ''zh''
| plea'''s'''ure, vi'''si'''on, bei'''g'''e
| plea'''s'''ure, vi'''si'''on, bei'''g'''e
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/θ/}}
| {{IPA|θ}}
| ''th''
| ''th''
| '''th'''ing, tee'''th'''
| '''th'''ing, tee'''th'''
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! colspan="3" | [[wikipedia:Stress (linguistics)|Stress]]
! colspan="3" | [[wikipedia:Stress (linguistics)|Stress]]
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/ˈ/}}  
| {{IPA|ˈ}}  
| Represented by<br>capitalizing the syllable.
| Represented by<br>capitalizing the syllable.
| rowspan="2" | '''in'''to'''na'''tion (/ˌɪntəˈneɪʃən/)
| rowspan="2" | '''in'''to'''na'''tion (/ˌɪntəˈneɪʃən/)
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! colspan="3"| [[wikipedia:Vowel|Vowel]]s
! colspan="3"| [[wikipedia:Vowel|Vowel]]s
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/ɪ/}} || ''i'' or ''ih'' || b'''i'''d, p'''i'''t
| {{IPA|ɪ}} || ''i'' or ''ih'' || b'''i'''d, p'''i'''t
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/iː/}} || ''ee'' || b'''ea'''d, p'''ea'''t
| {{IPA|iː}} || ''ee'' || b'''ea'''d, p'''ea'''t
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/i/}} || ''ee'' || happ'''y''', cit'''y'''
| {{IPA|i}} || ''ee'' || happ'''y''', cit'''y'''
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/ɛ/}} || ''e'' || b'''e'''d, p'''e'''t
| {{IPA|ɛ}} || ''e'' || b'''e'''d, p'''e'''t
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/æ/}} || ''a'' || b'''a'''d, p'''a'''t
| {{IPA|æ}} || ''a'' || b'''a'''d, p'''a'''t
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/ɑː/}} || ''ah'' or ''aa'' || b'''a'''lm, f'''a'''ther, p'''a'''
| {{IPA|ɑː}} || ''ah'' or ''aa'' || b'''a'''lm, f'''a'''ther, p'''a'''
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/ɒ/}} || ''o'' || b'''o'''d, p'''o'''t, c'''o'''t
| {{IPA|ɒ}} || ''o'' || b'''o'''d, p'''o'''t, c'''o'''t
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/ɔː/}} || ''aw'' || b'''aw'''d, p'''aw''', c'''augh'''t
| {{IPA|ɔː}} || ''aw'' || b'''aw'''d, p'''aw''', c'''augh'''t
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/ʊ/}} || ''oo'' || g'''oo'''d, f'''oo'''t, p'''u'''t  
| {{IPA|ʊ}} || ''oo'' || g'''oo'''d, f'''oo'''t, p'''u'''t  
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/uː/}} || '''''oo''''' || b'''oo'''ed, f'''oo'''d  
| {{IPA|uː}} || '''''oo''''' || b'''oo'''ed, f'''oo'''d  
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/ʌ/}} || ''u'' || b'''u'''d, b'''u'''tt
| {{IPA|ʌ}} || ''u'' || b'''u'''d, b'''u'''tt
|-
|-
! colspan="3" | [[wikipedia:Diphthong|Diphthong]]s
! colspan="3" | [[wikipedia:Diphthong|Diphthong]]s
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/eɪ/}} || ''ay'' || b'''ay''', h'''ey''', f'''a'''te
| {{IPA|eɪ}} || ''ay'' || b'''ay''', h'''ey''', f'''a'''te
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/ɑɪ/}} || ''eye'' || b'''uy''', h'''igh''', r'''i'''de, wr'''i'''te  
| {{IPA|ɑɪ}} || ''eye'' || b'''uy''', h'''igh''', r'''i'''de, wr'''i'''te  
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/ɑʊ/}} || ''ow'' || b'''ough''', h'''ow''', p'''ou'''t  
| {{IPA|ɑʊ}} || ''ow'' || b'''ough''', h'''ow''', p'''ou'''t  
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/ɔɪ/}} || ''oy'' || b'''oy''', h'''oy'''  
| {{IPA|ɔɪ}} || ''oy'' || b'''oy''', h'''oy'''  
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/oʊ/}} || ''oh'' or ''oe'' || b'''eau''', h'''oe''', p'''o'''ke
| {{IPA|oʊ}} || ''oh'' or ''oe'' || b'''eau''', h'''oe''', p'''o'''ke
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/juː/}} || ''ew'' || b'''eau'''ty, h'''ue''', p'''ew''', d'''ew'''
| {{IPA|juː}} || ''ew'' || b'''eau'''ty, h'''ue''', p'''ew''', d'''ew'''
|-
|-
! colspan="3" | [[wikipedia:R-colored vowel|R-colored vowel]]s
! colspan="3" | [[wikipedia:R-colored vowel|R-colored vowel]]s
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/ɪr/}} || ''irr'' || m'''irr'''or
| {{IPA|ɪr}} || ''irr'' || m'''irr'''or
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/ɪər/}} || ''eer'' || b'''eer''', m'''ere'''
| {{IPA|ɪər}} || ''eer'' || b'''eer''', m'''ere'''
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/ɛr/}} || ''err'' || b'''err'''y, m'''err'''y
| {{IPA|ɛr}} || ''err'' || b'''err'''y, m'''err'''y
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/ɛər/}} || ''air'' || b'''ear''', m'''are''', M'''ar'''y
| {{IPA|ɛər}} || ''air'' || b'''ear''', m'''are''', M'''ar'''y
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/ær/}} || ''arr'' || b'''arr'''ow, m'''arr'''y
| {{IPA|ær}} || ''arr'' || b'''arr'''ow, m'''arr'''y
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/ɑr/}} || ''ar'' || b'''ar''', m'''ar'''  
| {{IPA|ɑr}} || ''ar'' || b'''ar''', m'''ar'''  
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/ɒr/}} || ''orr'' || m'''or'''al, f'''or'''age
| {{IPA|ɒr}} || ''orr'' || m'''or'''al, f'''or'''age
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/ɔr/}} || ''or'' or ''awr'' || b'''or'''n, f'''or'''
| {{IPA|ɔr}} || ''or'' or ''awr'' || b'''or'''n, f'''or'''
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/ɔər/}} || ''ohr'' || b'''oar''', f'''our''', m'''ore'''  
| {{IPA|ʌr}} || ''urr'' || h'''urr'''y, M'''urr'''ay
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/ʌr/}} || ''urr'' || h'''urr'''y, M'''urr'''ay
| {{IPA|ʊər}} || ''oor'' || b'''oor''', m'''oor'''  
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/ʊər/}} || ''oor'' || b'''oor''', m'''oor'''
| {{IPA|ɜr}} || ''ur'' or ''ər''<br>at the end of words || b'''ir'''d, m'''yrrh''', f'''urr'''y <br />(alternatively {{IPA|/ɝː/}})
|-
| {{IPA|/ɜr/}} || ''ur'' or ''ər''<br>at the end of words || b'''ir'''d, m'''yrrh''', f'''urr'''y <br />(alternatively {{IPA|/ɝː/}})
|-
|-
! colspan="3" | [[wikipedia:Unstressed and reduced vowels in English|Reduced vowels]]
! colspan="3" | [[wikipedia:Unstressed and reduced vowels in English|Reduced vowels]]
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/ɨ/}} || ''ə'' || ros'''e'''s, busin'''e'''ss  
| {{IPA|ɨ}} || ''ə'' || ros'''e'''s, busin'''e'''ss  
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/ə/}} || ''ə'' || Ros'''a'''’s, '''a'''bove
| {{IPA|ə}} || ''ə'' || Ros'''a'''’s, '''a'''bove
|-
|-
| {{IPA|/ər/}} || ''ər'' || runn'''er''', merc'''er''' <br /> (alternatively {{IPA|/ɚ/}})
| {{IPA|ər}} || ''ər'' || runn'''er''', merc'''er''' <br /> (alternatively {{IPA|/ɚ/}})
|}
|}
|}
|}
== Using IPA for Standard American English ==
IPA, as it applies to Standard American English, consists of only a fraction of the symbols available in IPA.
===Some Helpful Rules===
''Use the [[Zelda_Wiki.org:IPA|IPA key]] for pronunciation.''
Here are a few tips to get you started. Always remember the following while using IPA.
*First and foremost is not to rely on existing notions of how a word is ''spelled''. Take a moment to review the following examples and note how the spelling in English is drastically different from the spellings in IPA.
** {{Exp|'pɪk tʃər|Picture}}
** {{Exp|'li ʒər|Leisure}}
** {{Exp|'pɔr ʃən|Portion}}
** {{Exp|kɔt|Caught}}
** {{Exp|'kɑn tɛkst|Context}}
** {{Exp|fɑɪt|Fight}}
*Each syllable needs at least one vowel.
*Approximants modify vowels around them.
*The symbols {{Exp|Schwa|ə}} and {{Exp|Caret|ʌ}} are both Central-Mid vowels. The difference is that the ʌ is used in the ''stressed'' syllable.
** {{Exp|'bʌ tər|Butter}}
===Glossary===
* '''Articulators:''' Speech organs involved in making a sound, such as the lips, teeth, and tongue.
* '''Voiced:''' A sound in which the vocal cords vibrate. Examples are {{IPA|v}}, and {{IPA|ð}} as in '''Th'''ese. Note that the use of ''articulators'' in these examples are exactly the same as in the ''voiceless'' examples below, but the vocal cords vibrate.
* '''Voiceless:''' A sound in which the vocal cords do not vibrate. Examples are {{IPA|f}}, and {{IPA|θ}} as in tee'''th'''. Note that the use of ''articulators'' in these examples are exactly the same as in the ''voiced'' examples above, but the vocal cords do not vibrate.
* '''Manner of Articulation:''' How ''articulators'' are involved in making a sound make contact. In Standard American English, there are only seven.
* '''Places of Articulation:''' Where an obstruction occurs in the vocal tract between an active ''articulator'' (typically part of the tongue) and a stationary ''articulator'' (typically part of the roof of the mouth). In Standard American English, there are only eight.
==Classifications==
'''Consonants:'''
[[File:IPA_CHART.gif|thumb|The phonemes /r/ and /ɹ/ are interchangeable; /ʍ/ is present only in varieties that have not undergone the [[wikipedia:Phonological_history_of_wh#Wine-whine_merger|wine-whine merger]].|550px|right]]
* '''Manner of Articulation:'''
** '''Stops:''' A consonant sound produced by stopping the airflow in the vocal tract. The sound is produced at, and cannot be made after, the initial expulsion of air.
** '''Fricatives:''' Sounds produced by forcing air through a narrow channel made by placing two ''articulators'' close together. Examples of these are {{IPA|f}} (produced by joining the teeth and lip) and {{IPA|θ}} (produced by joining the teeth and tongue).
** '''Affricates:''' Consonants that begin as stops but release as a fricative.
** '''Nasals:''' A sound produced in the nose, where the oral cavity acts as a resonance chamber for the sound but the air does not escape through the mouth.
** '''Approximants:''' Speech sounds in which the articulators approach each other but not narrowly enough to create turbulent airflow.
** '''Glides (Semivowels):''' A sound that is phonetically equivalent to a vowel sound but functions as the syllable boundary.
* '''Places of Articulation:'''
** '''Bilabial:''' A consonant articulated with both lips.
** '''Labio dental:''' A consonant articulated with the lower lip and the upper teeth.
** '''Inter dental:''' A consonant produced by placing the blade of the tongue against the upper incisors.
** '''Alveolar:''' A consonant articulated with the tongue against or close to the superior alveolar ridge.
** '''Alveo-palatal:''' A consonant articulated with the blade of the tongue behind the alveolar ridge, and the body of the tongue raised toward the palate.
** '''Palatal:''' A consonant articulated with the body of the tongue raised against the middle part of the roof of the mouth.
** '''Velar:''' A consonant articulated with the back part of the tongue against the back part of the roof of the mouth.
** '''Glottal:''' A consonant articulated with the glottis.
'''Vowels:'''
[[File:IPAVowelChart.gif|thumb|400px|right]]
* '''Classifications:'''
** '''High, Mid, and Low:''' The vertical position of the tongue relative to either the roof of the mouth.
** '''Front, Central, and Back:''' The position of the tongue during the articulation of a vowel relative to the back of the mouth.
** '''Rounded and Unrounded:''' Whether or not the lips are rounded.

Revision as of 19:11, 17 September 2010

Key

These are the keys for IPA and English pronunciation respelling, an alternative to IPA that does not represent dialects or accents.

  • To display a formatted English pronunciation respelling when defining pronunciation, use Template:Respell.
IPA Respelling symbol(s) Examples
Consonants
/b/ b but, web
/d/ d do, odd
/ð/ dh this, breathe, father
/dʒ/ j gin, joy, edge
/f/ f fool, enough, leaf
/ɡ/ g go, get, beg
/h/ h ham, ahead
/j/ y yes
/k/ k cat, kill, skin, queen, thick
/l/ l left, bell
/m/ m man, ham
/n/ n no, tin
/ŋ/ ng ringer, sing, sink
/ŋɡ/ ng-g finger
/p/ p pen, spin, tip
/r/ r run, very
/s/ s or ss see, city, pass
/ʃ/ sh she, sure, emotion, leash
/t/ t two, sting, bet
/tʃ/ ch chair, nature, teach
/v/ v voice, have
/w/ w we
/z/ z zoo, rose
/ʒ/ zh pleasure, vision, beige
/θ/ th thing, teeth
Stress
/ˈ/ Represented by
capitalizing the syllable. 		intonation (/ˌɪntəˈneɪʃən/)
IPA Respelling symbol(s) Examples
Vowels
/ɪ/ i or ih bid, pit
/iː/ ee bead, peat
/i/ ee happy, city
/ɛ/ e bed, pet
/æ/ a bad, pat
/ɑː/ ah or aa balm, father, pa
/ɒ/ o bod, pot, cot
/ɔː/ aw bawd, paw, caught
/ʊ/ oo good, foot, put
/uː/ oo booed, food
/ʌ/ u bud, butt
Diphthongs
/eɪ/ ay bay, hey, fate
/ɑɪ/ eye buy, high, ride, write
/ɑʊ/ ow bough, how, pout
/ɔɪ/ oy boy, hoy
/oʊ/ oh or oe beau, hoe, poke
/juː/ ew beauty, hue, pew, dew
R-colored vowels
/ɪr/ irr mirror
/ɪər/ eer beer, mere
/ɛr/ err berry, merry
/ɛər/ air bear, mare, Mary
/ær/ arr barrow, marry
/ɑr/ ar bar, mar
/ɒr/ orr moral, forage
/ɔr/ or or awr born, for
/ʌr/ urr hurry, Murray
/ʊər/ oor boor, moor
/ɜr/ ur or ər
at the end of words		 bird, myrrh, furry
(alternatively //ɝː//)
Reduced vowels
/ɨ/ ə roses, business
/ə/ ə Rosa’s, above
/ər/ ər runner, mercer
(alternatively //ɚ//)

Using IPA for Standard American English

IPA, as it applies to Standard American English, consists of only a fraction of the symbols available in IPA.

Some Helpful Rules

Use the IPA key for pronunciation.

Here are a few tips to get you started. Always remember the following while using IPA.

  • First and foremost is not to rely on existing notions of how a word is spelled. Take a moment to review the following examples and note how the spelling in English is drastically different from the spellings in IPA.
    • Picture
    • Leisure
    • Portion
    • Caught
    • Context
    • Fight
  • Each syllable needs at least one vowel.
  • Approximants modify vowels around them.
  • The symbols ə and ʌ are both Central-Mid vowels. The difference is that the ʌ is used in the stressed syllable.
    • Butter


Glossary

  • Articulators: Speech organs involved in making a sound, such as the lips, teeth, and tongue.
  • Voiced: A sound in which the vocal cords vibrate. Examples are /v/, and /ð/ as in These. Note that the use of articulators in these examples are exactly the same as in the voiceless examples below, but the vocal cords vibrate.
  • Voiceless: A sound in which the vocal cords do not vibrate. Examples are /f/, and /θ/ as in teeth. Note that the use of articulators in these examples are exactly the same as in the voiced examples above, but the vocal cords do not vibrate.
  • Manner of Articulation: How articulators are involved in making a sound make contact. In Standard American English, there are only seven.
  • Places of Articulation: Where an obstruction occurs in the vocal tract between an active articulator (typically part of the tongue) and a stationary articulator (typically part of the roof of the mouth). In Standard American English, there are only eight.

Classifications

Consonants:

The phonemes /r/ and /ɹ/ are interchangeable; /ʍ/ is present only in varieties that have not undergone the wine-whine merger.
  • Manner of Articulation:
    • Stops: A consonant sound produced by stopping the airflow in the vocal tract. The sound is produced at, and cannot be made after, the initial expulsion of air.
    • Fricatives: Sounds produced by forcing air through a narrow channel made by placing two articulators close together. Examples of these are /f/ (produced by joining the teeth and lip) and /θ/ (produced by joining the teeth and tongue).
    • Affricates: Consonants that begin as stops but release as a fricative.
    • Nasals: A sound produced in the nose, where the oral cavity acts as a resonance chamber for the sound but the air does not escape through the mouth.
    • Approximants: Speech sounds in which the articulators approach each other but not narrowly enough to create turbulent airflow.
    • Glides (Semivowels): A sound that is phonetically equivalent to a vowel sound but functions as the syllable boundary.


  • Places of Articulation:
    • Bilabial: A consonant articulated with both lips.
    • Labio dental: A consonant articulated with the lower lip and the upper teeth.
    • Inter dental: A consonant produced by placing the blade of the tongue against the upper incisors.
    • Alveolar: A consonant articulated with the tongue against or close to the superior alveolar ridge.
    • Alveo-palatal: A consonant articulated with the blade of the tongue behind the alveolar ridge, and the body of the tongue raised toward the palate.
    • Palatal: A consonant articulated with the body of the tongue raised against the middle part of the roof of the mouth.
    • Velar: A consonant articulated with the back part of the tongue against the back part of the roof of the mouth.
    • Glottal: A consonant articulated with the glottis.


Vowels:

IPAVowelChart.gif
  • Classifications:
    • High, Mid, and Low: The vertical position of the tongue relative to either the roof of the mouth.
    • Front, Central, and Back: The position of the tongue during the articulation of a vowel relative to the back of the mouth.
    • Rounded and Unrounded: Whether or not the lips are rounded.
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