Unit 2.

Transcriptions

IPA  International phonetic alphabet.

RP  Received pronunciation. It will be the one used for transcriptions; it is the “ideal”
English, a standard pronunciation of the British English.

1. Tips to start transcription.

- Look at the sound and not the spelling. Centre /s/ and culture /k/ starts with a “c” but
their sound is different.
- [Square brackets] are used when referring to sounds on a phonetic level.
- /Slashes/ are used for phonetic transcription.
- Use the phonetic chart. 
- Pay attention to the word stress. The schwa is frequently in an unstressed position. Also,
when we have a stress, we have a long vowel 90% of the times.
- Look up the word in the dictionary to make sure.
- Practice as frequently as possible
- Special simbols: (´) stress, (r) almost no sound in the r, (ə) almost no sound in the
schwa.
- E-lang.co.uk  para hacer transcriptions.