Online phonetics resources. Page maintained by Jennifer Smith ( Last revision and link check: August 2016 This is a list of web sites that might be useful in an introductory phonetics course for classroom demos or homework assignments; most of these sites include audio, images, or interactive material. The list began in 2000 with some of the phonetics resources compiled by Karen Steffen Chung (see LINGUIST List posts 11.1812, 11.1869, and 11.1964). It has grown to include other sites that I have found via LINGUIST List posts, web searches, and word-of-mouth — students in my Linguistic Phonetics and Introduction to Language courses have discovered some fantastic links.
Many thanks to the people and organizations who designed the sites that appear on this list, and to Jaye Padgett for suggesting that I investigate what phonetics resources might be available online. I update this page about once a year to fix or remove broken links. I would also welcome suggestions ( ) for links to add. Contents (4) Basic acoustics. Pronunciation Bites: Tools & Apps #1: Typing IPA symbols. Today: How to insert IPA fonts in a document, website, mobile device....and more!
(Disclaimer 1: I know there are lots of posts on this in pronunciation- and tech-related blogs, and there are many tools I am not reviewing here, which you can consult in my Scoop.It collection at the end of this post. I am just presenting the ones I myself have found useful, with the usual warnings and "user discretion" advice!) (Disclaimer 2: I have tested these tools on a Windows 7 and a Windows 8 computer, and on mobile devices running Android 4.1 and Blackberry 10.2 versions. I cannot help those Mac/iOS users out there, I fear, though some of these may work on these systems as well.)
The easy way out There are a number of "phonemic typewriters" on the web you may want to try out. In general, all you have to do is to click on the keys and transcribe your desired words/passage. Weston Ruter uses the IPA chart to function as a typewriter. Even easier? Yes, dear students, we've known about these for YEARS! International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) Chart Unicode “Keyboard” 196 FREE Pronunciation Worksheets | Page #4. Top 10 Ways to Teach Vowel Pronunciation in English.
Pronunciation tips. Schwa.