Phonetics Transcriptions

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Dixiana Rangel
Phonetic transcription is the visual
representation of speech sounds
(or phones) by means of symbols.
 For transcription we must know all the 44 sounds
And are divided into two parts which are CONSONANTS AND
VOWELS.
Consonants = 24 /8 voiced /16 voiceless Vowels = 20 all voiced

/p/ pair voiceless /i:/ be v

/b/ book voiced /e/ Any v
/d/ dare voiced /ei/ race v
/ʃ/ shine voiceless /ai/ My v
 phonetic spelling
when transcribed phonetically, each sound in the word is represented by a symbol. Non-English
speakers who know how to read IPA can read back a phonetic transcription with the correct English
pronunciation, even if they don’t know the meaning. In fact, IPA works for every spoken language, not
just English.

Here is an example of what the phonetic transcription of a full sentence looks like:

hi ˈhæd‿ɪz ˈfɑːðəz‿ˈɪəz‿ ǀ ‿ənd‿ɪz ˈmʌðəz‿ˈəʊpn̩ ˈhɑːt ǁ

Here’s the orthographic transcription of the same sentence:

“He had his father’s ears and his mother’s open heart.”
So, when might you want to use
a phonetic transcription service?
If you need an accurate written record If you intend to read
of how your foreign language or parts of the text
aloud, but it includes
linguistics lecturer pronounces her unfamiliar words or a
words. foreign language.

If the audio is dense

If you are using the
with unfamiliar industry-
document for forensic,
specific terms and you
pathological, or
will benefit from
sociophonetic analysis
learning to say them.
 Conclusion
Most online dictionaries include a playback option to demonstrate how a
word is said.

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