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- What is the difference between phonetic and phonemic?
Phonemics, or Phonology, is the study of the distribution of sound systems in human languages A Phoneme is a particular set of sounds produced in a particular language and distinguishable by native speakers of that language from other (sets of) sounds in that language That's what "distinctive" means -- the English phonemes n and ŋ can be told apart by native speakers of English, because
- phonetics - The ɪ sound vs the i sound - exact difference . . .
The i sound is just the short version of i: ; without the ː length mark it is shorter Just as you can find i: in words like peat, the i sound is found in words like happiness where the vowel is shorter In epicentre, you can find an ɪ because, in many accents, such as the Cambridge Dictionary's main focus of BrE, it is not any sort of ee sound, but an ih sound, as found in hit
- In IPA transcription, what is the difference between “ɪ”, i, “i:”?
As the Handbook of the International Phonetic Association (1999: 30) puts it: [T]he contrast between the words bead and bid has phonetic correlates in both vowel quality and vowel duration A phonemic representation which explicitly notes this might use the symbols iː and ɪ
- pronunciation - Could you clarify e and ɛ ? - English Language . . .
If your own pronunciations happen to be similar to mine, this example may help to clarify the phonetic difference you're asking about To discuss a matter concerning pronunciation, which concerns the phones of a pronunciation, and use slashes, which ordinarily are used to refer to phonemic forms, is asking for confusion
- Is the short-e pronounced as [e] or [ɛ] in standard English?
In many English dictionaries, I saw the phonetic symbol of short-e is e such as in bed ( bed ) However, I'm taught that the pronunciation of that is ɛ Which one is right in standard English?
- “ē” and “iː”: I want a tutorial - English Language Usage . . .
My English textbook use “iː”, and I find some online dictionaries use “ē” Where can I find information about this phonics system?
- pronunciation - Is there any online tool to read (pronounce) IPA and . . .
I am looking for a tool to read a word written as phonetic transcription (IPA or APA) I need it to provide users with a tool to verify if they've chosen the correct IPA transcription (users will n
- phonetics - Whats the meaning of e , i: , a: , z and p . . .
The answer marked correct is incorrect The English meaning of long and short vowels is: * a short = cat æ * a long = name eɪ These are two totally different sounds phonetically and not indicated by a colon The : in IPA is a lengthening of the preceding vowel It represents the same sound but lengthened So the example above should be: * E g i: vs i , fiit vs fit (The colon is just
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