martes, 16 de junio de 2009

Phonetic symbols for English



This is the standard set of phonemic symbols for English (RP and similar accents).



Vowels

ɪ
kit, bid, minute

e
dress, bed, head,


æ
trap, bad

ɒ
lot, odd, wash

ʌ
love, blood

ʊ
foot, good, put


fleel, sea, machine



goose, two, blue, group


ɑː
start, father

ɔː
thought, law, north, war


ə
about, common, standard


i
happy, radiate. glorious


u
thank you, influence, situation