IPA symbols used in English 330A

Please use the following symbols from your text for broad transcriptions in the assignments and
activities.

CONSONANTS

p prayer ð then
b band θ theme
t tree z zen
d down s sun
k keen ʒ azure
ɡ gear ʃ ship
Ɂ uh-uh dʒ judge
m mad tʃ chip
n noise l lit
ŋ sing j year
v vile w want
f food ɹ roadi
h head

i
Please note that LSModE uses [r] for the initial consonant sound in road. Because [r] represents the trill
which is found in some dialects of English, in this course we are using [ɹ] for the pronunciation of this
consonant in North American English and in British English.
 VOWELS DIPHTHONGS
i seat eɪ late

ɪ sit ɪu cute

ɛ set aɪ file

æ sat aʊ fowl

ɨ just (adverb) oʊ loan

ə sofa ɔɪ foil

ɝ bird

ʌ putt
u boot

ʊ put

ɔ port

ɒ pot
ɑ father

For narrow transcriptions you will encounter the following combining diacritical marks:

MOST USED DIACRITICS (see LSModE: Chapter 3: 53-59)

̥ devoiced ː long (vowel)

ʰ aspirated ̟ fronted

̚ unreleased ̙ retracted

̪ dentalized ̃ nasalized

̩ syllabic ̴ velarized

ⁿ nasal release ʷ labialized

ˡ lateral release

Students can find all the IPA symbols and diacritics on a keyboard at http://ipa.typeit.org/full/