Phonetics and Phonology (ENG)
VU • w wet
• j yet
Topic-010: IPA Transcription of English Sounds As discussed earlier, the RP (BBC) accent of English has 44 sounds. The IPA symbols for these sounds are given here for your understanding (you can also see them from the IPA charts Vowels
• Long vowels i ɑː ɔː u ɜː
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Short vowels ɪ e æ ʌ ɒ ʊ ǝ
• Diphthongs ea a ɪǝ e ʊǝ Consonants
• Plosives p b t d kg Nasals m n
ŋ
• Fricatives f vs z ʃ ʒ h
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Affricates
ʧ ʤ
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Approximants l r w j
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