Questions tagged [ipa]
The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a set of characters representing every possible phoneme in human speech
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How can I learn IPA?
There are many resources that I wish I could use, but can't, because I don't understand the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) fluently. I constantly need to refer to a table of characters, and I'm ...
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What advantages, if any, are there for learning the IPA when studying a language with phonetic spelling?
The IPA provides a standard, unambiguous way of writing the pronunciation of words, which can be quite helpful when learning a language like English, which has very irregular spelling (with respect to ...
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Pros and cons of using IPA over other phonetic alphabets
I've taught myself to use the IPA as an aide for pronunciation training, but I'm well aware that other phonetic alphabets are in widespread use in language courses.
Where does the IPA fall short ...
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IPA usage and the deaf
[Note: I initially asked this at the Linguistics community, but was suggested to try here.]
I have an adult friend who was born deaf. While I am very slowly learning sign language, we generally ...
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Standardized Phonemes and Pronunciation
I want to start from the most fundamental and hard problem to me (and maybe to everyone).
Two years ago, I had started a project to teach English to non-natives only in English.
Before, lots of them ...
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Is there an online resource that transliterates from IPA into different writing systems?
I am trying to transliterate the pronunciation (i.e. I do not mind the actual meaning of the sentence) of a French sentence (e.g. "Qui est Kaélé ?") into other writing systems (like simplified Chinese,...
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Is using x-ray/MRI images of the vocal track to learn a foreign language recommended?
In this blog post the author makes a convincing case for teaching/studying the cardinal vowel quadrilateral in language learning. Apparently it's taught to actors and in some advanced language courses ...
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How can I make sure my pronunciation based on IPA is correct?
I have read this question and answers titled "How can I learn IPA?" and now start to (finally) learn IPA and phonetics.
However, while the question asks about the way to learn the IPA, which focuses ...
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How to be in constant contact with the IPA to improve one's pronunciation of a language?
Recently I've been consulting a few words in the dictionary and after seeing their phonemic transcription I realized how my pronunciation differed from that of natives. The dictionary may then seem ...
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IPA usage and the deaf [duplicate]
I have a friend who is deaf. While I am very slowly learning sign language, we communicate (in Japanese) by writing message to each other. Recently, she has shown interest in learning English. She ...
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Is there a way to find out the IPA of words from different languages?
I want a way to be able to write the pronunciation of different words that are in different languages, does anyone have a suggestion for how to do this?
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How can you understand the pronunciation differences if you don't understand them even on minimal pairs training?
The minimal pair training seems to be the best way for adults to distinguish the sound difference on a foreign language that doesn't exist in his/her native language. According to Fluent:
But it’s ...
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How important is IPA to learn pronunciation for learners with non-roman alphabet
I think there is general agreement that IPA is crucial for learning pronunciation of a language like English, because there are no strict rules of pronunciation, and plenty of exceptions.
IPA is ...
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How do I pronounce the Swedish "o": /ʊ uː/ or /ɔ oː/?
I'm a Swedish learner. As a beginner in Swedish, I thought the Swedish "o" was pronounced /o oː/. However, recently, I read the Wikipedia article "Swedish phonology", and I noticed ...
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Is there a free Hebrew Dictionary/Lexicon/Word List with exact pronunciations available online?
I just found this, and its data looks like this:
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How can I find IPA charts that pairs the phonemes of Japanese with a common word feat. that phoneme in that language?
How can I find equivalents to the following chart for Japanese?
Scilicet, the chart for Modern Japanese must SCHEMATICALLY map out each of its phonemes. Each phoneme must be tailgated by a common ...
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