Phonetics and Phonology (eng507)
Topic-038: Introduction to IPA
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| Topic-038: Introduction to IPA Established in 1886, the International Phonetic Association (IPA) is a forum for teachers and practitioners who were inspired by the idea of using phonetics to improve the teaching of the spoken language to foreign learners. As well as laying the foundations for the modern science of phonetics, the IPA had a revolutionary impact on the language classroom in the early decades of its existence, where previously the concentration had been on proficiency in the written form of the language being learned. The association is still a major international learned society, though the crusading spirit of the pronunciation teachers of the early part of the century is not so evident nowadays. The association only rarely holds official meetings, but contact among the members is maintained by its research journal, which has been in publication more or less continuously since the foundation of the association with occasional changes of name. The IPA is also maintaining a vibrant website ( https://www.internationalphoneticassociation.org/ ) where tools for phonetic study and language teaching are available. It also maintains its specific set of alphabets (also called IPA - International Phonetic Alphabets or IPA charts) for transcription. Download 1.01 Mb. Share with your friends:
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