IPA Flashcards

(28 cards)

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Letters and symbols

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The letters of the alphabet of a language are referred to as orthographic letters, which distinguishes them from IPA symbols

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Brackets

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IPA symbols are placed in brackets and are called symbols to distinguish them from letters of the English alphabet

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Differences

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t is an orthographic letter
till is an orthographic spelling
[t] is an IPA symbol
[tIl] is an IPA spelling or transcript

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Transcribing

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Writing a word in IPA symbols

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Silent letters

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Do not transcribe silent letters into IPA

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Double letters

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Transcribe only what you hear. Double letters do not sound different

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Capital letters

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IPA symbols remain the same whether or not the orthographic letter is capitalized

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Punctuation

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Do not use apostrophe marks in IPA

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Penmanship

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Be careful. Many IPA symbols look alike and can be easily confused

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Accent marks for syllabic stress

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Gives language rhythm and flow. Small marks are used to show where the stress falls within a word.

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Phoneme

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A single language sound that is represented by a single symbol, and is the smallest unit in IPA. Ex. [t]

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Allophone

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Any slight variation within that same sound (phoneme)

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12
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IPA agreements

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Authors rarely agree on IPA spellings

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13
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Most important value of IPA

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The most important value of IPA is that it breaks down all the complex sounds of language into individual units, and attaches a symbol to each one.

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Pure vowel

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When a vowels sound can be sustained without movement of the articulators or any change in the quality of sound until the air flow ceases

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How many pure vowels

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Diphthong

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A vowel that is made up of two pure vowels with the acoustic result being perceived as a single distinguishable unit

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How many diphthongs

18
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How are vowels further grouped?

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By the position of the tongue, lips, and jaw

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Three types of vowels

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  1. Forward, back and central vowels
  2. Close, mid or open vowels
  3. Rounded or unrounded vowels
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Mouth diagram

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Top- e I i
Bottom- E ae a
Back- u, Greekish U, O, backwards C, handwritten a

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Mouth diagram shows

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Tongue positions for certain vowels

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Vowel diagram word positions

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Forward. Central. Back.

Close.

Mid.

Open.

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Forward, central, back

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Refer to whether the arch of the tongue is forward, central, or back in the mouth

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Close, mid, and open
refer to the width of the space between the tongue and roof of the mouth.
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Closet tongue to the roof
More close the vowel
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Open space and more dropped jaw
More open the vowel
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All the letters/symbols
``` I ih i ee ae ah ei ay Backwards 3 eh ```