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This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of English on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of English in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.
- Talk
The IPA is the international standard for phonetic...
- Manual of Style/Pronunciation
Pronunciation in Wikipedia should be transcribed using the...
- IPA Introduction
While most IPA consonants are intuitive for English...
- International Phonetic Alphabet
The official chart of the IPA, revised in 2020. The...
- Help:IPA/Conventions for English
Help:IPA/Conventions for English. The various English...
- Help talk:IPA/English/Archive 19
Bolinger proposed not to analyze the reduced vowels as mere...
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If you have trouble playing the files, see Wikipedia Media help. The latest official IPA chart, revised in 2020. Here is a basic key to the symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet. For the smaller set of symbols that is sufficient for English, see Help:IPA/English.
SymbolExamples[ a] ⓘModern RP c a t, German Mann, French ...[ ä] ⓘMandarin 他 tā, American English father, ...[ ɐ] ⓘRP cut, German Kaiserslautern[ ɑ] ⓘRP father, French pâte, Dutch badH:IPAEN. Throughout Wikipedia, the pronunciation of words is indicated by means of the International Phonetic Alphabet ( IPA ). The following tables list the IPA symbols used for English words and pronunciations. Please note that several of these symbols are used in ways that are specific to Wikipedia and differ from those used by dictionaries.
This article includes inline links to audio files. If you have trouble playing the files, see Wikipedia Media help. Here is a basic key to the symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). Several rare IPA symbols are not included. These IPA symbols are found in the main IPA article .
SymbolExamples[ a] ( listen)German Mann, French gare[ ä] ( listen)Mandarin 他 tā, American English father, ...[ ɐ] ( listen)RP cut, German Kaiserslautern[ ɑ] ( listen)RP father, French pâte, Dutch badThe Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25) (nicknamed the Snoopers' Charter) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which received royal assent on 29 November 2016. Its different parts came into force on various dates from 30 December 2016.
