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IPA for dummies?

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk_archive/Language/January_2006#IPA_for_dummies.3F

It seems that we currently do not have any article geared toward helping English-only speakers pronounce sounds only present in languages outside of English. Articles like IPA chart for English do exist, but are not particularly helpful unless you already know IPA and are interested in learning how to pronounce English. Does anyone know of articles or external sites that could help me understand IPA transliterations? Theshibboleth 01:20, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

This site is a good introduction to some basic phonetic terminology. This site is also a good introduction to some of the concepts. For recordings of different IPA characters (to give you a general feel for what a given description/character actually sounds like), try the Wikipedia pages on different sounds (e.g., Voiced bilabial fricative), and these charts (but for the love of God, stay away from this chart! It's highly inaccurate in many, many places). The phonetician Peter Ladefoged's site has recordings of a number of more obscure or less well-known types of sounds or phonological contrasts from around the world. I hope that helps! --Whimemsz 02:38, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

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H1 vs H2 as highest-level headings under article title

Long story:

Per the Manual of style at this section, article titles are coded as H1 automatically by the mediawiki software; so therefore the highest-level headings beneath the article title are best coded as H2 (==).

Long story short (fits inside edit summary field):

Per the MOS at this section, article titles are coded as H1; so therefore the highest-level heads beneath the article title should be coded as H2 (==).