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| SAMPA: English Consonants
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| SAMPA
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Examples
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IPA
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| p
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pen, spit, lip
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p
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| b
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bed, rib
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b
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| t
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two, sting, bet
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t
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| d
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do, odd
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d
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| 4
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better, matter (GenAm)
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ɾ
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| tS
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chair, nature, teach
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tʃ
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| dZ
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gin, joy, edge
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dʒ
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| k
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cat, kill, skin, queen, thick
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k
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| g
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go, get, beg
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ɡ
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| f
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fool, enough, leaf
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f
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| v
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voice, have, of
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v
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| T
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thing, breath
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θ
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| D
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this, breathe
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ð
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| s
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see, city, pass
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s
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| z
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zoo, rose
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z
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| S
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she, sure, emotion, leash
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ʃ
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| Z
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pleasure, beige
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ʒ
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| h
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ham
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h
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| m
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man, ham
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m
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| n
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no, tin
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n
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| N
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singer, ring
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ŋ
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| l
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left, bell
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l
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| r\
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run, very
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ɹ
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| w
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we
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w
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| j
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yes
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j
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| W
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what (some accents, such as Scottish)
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ʍ
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| x
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loch (Scottish)
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x
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| SAMPA: English Vowels
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| SAMPA |
Examples |
IPA
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| RP |
GenAm |
AuE |
RP |
GenAm |
AuE
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| A: |
A |
6:
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father
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ɑː
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ɑ
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ɐː
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| i: |
i |
i:
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see
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iː
|
i
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iː
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| I |
I |
I
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city
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ɪ
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ɪ
|
ɪ
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| E |
E |
e
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bed
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ɛ
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ɛ
|
e
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| 3: |
3` |
3:
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bird
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ɜː
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ɝ
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ɜː
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| { |
{ |
{[1]
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lad, cat, ran
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æ
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æ
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æ
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| A: |
Ar\ |
6:
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arm
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ɑː
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ɑɹ
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ɐː
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| V |
V |
6
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run, enough
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ʌ
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ʌ
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ɐ
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| Q |
A |
O
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not, wasp
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ɒ
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ɑ
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ɔ
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| O: |
O or A[2] |
o:
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law, caught
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ɔː
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ɔ or ɑ
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oː
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| U |
U |
U
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put
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ʊ
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ʊ
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ʊ
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| u: |
u |
}:
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soon, through
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uː
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u
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ʉː
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| @ |
@ |
@
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about
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ə
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ə
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ə
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| @ |
@` |
@
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winner
|
ə
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ɚ
|
ə
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| SAMPA: English Diphthongs
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| SAMPA |
Examples |
IPA
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| RP |
GenAm |
AuE |
RP |
GenAm |
AuE
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| eI |
eI or e |
{I
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day
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eɪ
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eɪ or e
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æɪ
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| aI |
aI |
Ae
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my
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aɪ
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aɪ
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ɑɪ
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| OI |
OI |
oI
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boy
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ɔɪ
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ɔɪ
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oɪ
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| @U |
oU or o |
@}
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no
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əʊ
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oʊ or o
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əʉ
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| aU |
aU |
{O
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now
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aʊ
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aʊ
|
æɔ
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| I@ |
ir\ |
I@
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near, here
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ɪə
|
iɹ
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ɪə
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| E@ |
er\ |
e:
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hair, there
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ɛə
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eɹ
|
eː
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| U@ |
Ur\ |
U@
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tour
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ʊə
|
ʊɹ
|
ʊə
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| ju: |
ju |
j}:
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pupil
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juː
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ju
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jʉː
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| SAMPA: Other symbols used in transcription of English pronunciation
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| SAMPA |
Explanation |
IPA
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| "
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Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable), for example "happy" /"h{pi/
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ˈ
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| %
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Secondary stress, for example "battleship" /"b{tl=%SIp/
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ˌ
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| .
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Syllable separator
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.
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| =
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Syllabic consonant, for example /"rIdn=/ for ridden
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◌̩
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