Phonetic Transcription First Group
Phonetic Transcription First Group
Phonetic Transcription First Group
PHONETIC
TRANSCRIPTIONS
First Group
Table of contents
What is Phonetic
01 Transcription???
02 Consonants Symbols
03 Vowels Symbols
What is Phonetic Transcriptions?
• Phonetic transcription, speech is represented by a small
set of symbols with a standard interpretation.
• There are 2 major schemes :
1. APA ( American Phonetic Alphabet )
2. IPA ( International Phonetic Alphabet )
Example
Thus the sound spelled <sh> at the beginning of ship would
be transcribed as [sh] in the American system, but with the
separate letter [ʃ] in IPA.
• The most common is perhaps the Interational Phonetic
Alpabet
Place of Articulation
Bilabials Labiodentals
These sounds are produced by bringing These sounds involve the upper teeth
both lips together. touching the lower lip. Examples
Examples /f/as in “fish”, “fro”, “calf”
/p/ as in “pat” , “purse” and “rap“ /v/as in “very”, “vine”, “have”
/b/ as in “bat”, “back” and “cab“
Examples Examples
• [p] represents the unvoiced bilabial plosive (like the “p” in “pat”).
• [i] represents the high front unrounded vowel (like the “ee” in “see”).
• [θ] represents the voiceless dental fricative (like the “th” in “think”).
• [ʃ] represents the voiceless palatal fricative (like the “sh” in “shoe”).
VOWELS SYMBOLS
Long Vowels: These vowels are not necessarily pronounced
for a longer time than short vowels. Instead, they sound like
the letter name.
1. /iː/ (she)
2. /uː/ (food)
3. /ɔː/ (tall)
4. /ɑː/ (car)
5. /ɜː/ (her)
VOWELS SYMBOLS
Short Vowels: These are the most common vowel sounds
and are often spelled with a single letter.