BJU International

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BJU International

BJU International (== Template:IPA ==

The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.

Pronunciation

The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.

Etymology

The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.

Related Terms

  • Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
  • Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
  • Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
  • Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.

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Languages: - East Asian 中文, 日本, 한국어, South Asian हिन्दी, Urdu, বাংলা, తెలుగు, தமிழ், ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, မြန်မာဘာသာ, European español, Deutsch, français, русский, português do Brasil, Italian, polski) is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal that covers research in the field of urology. The journal was established in 1929 and is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the British Association of Urological Surgeons.

Etymology

The name "BJU International" is an abbreviation of the journal's original name, the British Journal of Urology. The "International" was added to reflect the journal's global readership and contributor base.

Related Terms

  • Urology: The branch of medicine and physiology concerned with the function and disorders of the urinary system.
  • Peer review: The evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competences as the producers of the work.
  • Medical journal: A periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research.
  • Wiley-Blackwell: An international scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons.
  • British Association of Urological Surgeons: The professional association for urological surgeons in Great Britain and Ireland.

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