Help:IPA/English
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Help:IPA/English
The Help:IPA/English is a Phonetic notation system used in Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects to standardize the representation of spoken sounds in the English language. This system is based on the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), a widely used system for phonetic transcription of all languages.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of "Help:IPA/English" is /hɛlp aɪ piː eɪ/ 'ɪŋɡlɪʃ/.
Etymology
The term "Help:IPA/English" is a combination of the words "help", referring to the assistance provided to users, "IPA", an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet, and "English", the language for which the phonetic notation is provided.
Related Terms
- Phonetic transcription: The visual representation of speech sounds (or phonemes).
- International Phonetic Alphabet: An alphabetic system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet.
- Phoneme: The smallest unit of sound that can distinguish one word from another in a particular language.
- Wikipedia: A free online encyclopedia, created and edited by volunteers around the world.
- Wikimedia: A global movement whose mission is to bring free educational content to the world.
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