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A brief guide to IPA use for English
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/ə briːf gaıd tu aı pi eı juːs fɔ iŋglıʃ/
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by Robert Brady <rwb197@ecs.soton.ac.uk>
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/baı rɒbət breıdi/
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Normal letters. These letters have their usual English values.
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/nɔːməl lɛtəz ðiːz lɛtəz hæv ðeə juʒəl ıŋglıʃ væljuːz/
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m p b n t d k g f v s z h w l r
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Other letters. These letters either do not exist usually, or have different values
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/əðə lɛtəz ðiːz lɛtəz aıðə du nɒt ɛgzıst juːʒəli ɔ hæv dıfrənt valjuːz/
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/θ/ - the "th" in thin /ð/ - the "th" in those
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/ʃ/ - the "sh" in ship /ʒ/ - the "s" in measure
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/ŋ/ - the "ng" in king /j/ - the "y" in you
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/ʧ/ - the "ch" in church /ʤ/ - the "j" in judge
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/ʔ/ - glottal stop /ɾ/ - tap
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/ç/ - the "ch" in loch /ʇ/ - dental percussive
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Vowels
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/vaʊlz/
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short vowels
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/ʃɔːt vaʊlz/
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/æ/ - the "a" in cat /ɒ/ - the "o" in cot
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/ı/ - the "i" in kit /ɛ/ - the "e" in get
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/ʌ/ - the "u" in up /ə/ - the "a" in above
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/ʊ/ - the "u" in pull
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long vowels
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/lɒŋ vaʊlz/
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/ɑ/ - the "ar" in cart /ɔ/ - the "or" in cord
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/i/ - the "ee" in keen /u/ - the "u" in cute
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/ɜ/ - the "ur" in kurt
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diphthongs or glides
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/dıfθɒŋz ɔ glaıdz/
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/aı/ - the "i" in kite /eı/ - the "a" in cake
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/ɔı/ - the "oi" in coil /aʊ/ - the "ou" in out
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/əʊ/ - the "o" in no /eə/ - the "air" in chair
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/iə/ - the "eer" in cheer /aıə/ - the "igher" in higher
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/eıə/ - the "ayer" in payer /ɔıə/ - the "oyer" in toyer
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/aʊə/ - the "our" in "hour" /əʊə/ - the "ower" in "mower"
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