A Reference and Introduction to Phonetic Symbols. As you probably know, phonetic symbols are a great help when it comes to learning to pronounce English words correctly.
Any time you open a dictionary, you can find the correct pronunciation of words you don't know by looking at the phonetic pronunciation that follows the word. Unfortunately, learning the phonetic alphabet is not always the easiest thing to do. This week's feature includes a phonetic chart with the majority of basic sounds in English. In English, as you certainly know, many words can have the same pronunciation but be written differently with different meanings. For example "to, two, and too" which all have the phonetic transcription /tu/. Following the chart is an example of a text that has been transcribed in to phonetics. This text is the following: There is a police message for motorists in the Barnet area of London. Let me know what you think…. For Teachers More Information about Phonemes and the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) Lingofeeds - English at Work - English for Information Technology.
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