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Complete the following chart with the corresponding phonetic symbols as well as their examples.

ɪ u
ɪər

heat put say

ɔɪ oʊ
e ɜ ɔ
pure
away

æ ʌ eər ɑʊ
five
arm hot

The English Phoneme Inventory (Vowels)

Vowels
Long vowels
Short vowels
Diphthongs
Complete the following charts with the corresponding place of articulation (POA) and the manner of articulation (MOA).
The English Phoneme Inventory (Consonants)

bilabial bilabial alveolar alveolar post post velar velar


stop stop alveolar alveolar
stop stop stop stop
africate africate

Lingua Lingua Alveolar


Labio dental Labio dental Alveolar Post alveolar Post alveolar
dental dental fricative
fricative fricative POA: MOA: fricative fricative fricative
fricative fricative

Bilabial Alveolar Velar Palatal Alveolar Alveolar Bilabial Glottal


nasal nasal
POA: nasal
POA: glide
POA: lateral
POA: POA:
rhotic Glide
POA: POA:
fricative
MOA: MOA: MOA: MOA: MOA: MOA: MOA:

Voiced
Unvoiced
Transcribe the following sentences in IPA:
1) Dua Lipa was left feeling 'distressed' on Saturday after frenzied fans stormed towards her in Mexico City and her security hastily intervened to
protect her. She was knocked to the side as her security tried to block the charging fans, but she managed to escape to her vehicle as they continued to
rush towards her.

/(Dua) (Lipa) wʌz left ˈfiːlɪŋ dɪˈstrest ɑːn ˈsætʌrdiː ˈæftər ˈfrenziːd fænz stɔːrmd təˈwɔːrdz hɜːr ɪn ˈmek.sɪ.kəʊˈsɪtiː ænd hɜːr sɪˈkjʊrɪtiːˌɪntərˈviːnd tuː prəˈtekt hɜːr
ʃiː wʌz nɑːkt tuː ðə saɪd æz hɜːr sɪˈkjʊrɪtiː traɪd tuː blɑːk ðə ˈʧɑːrʤɪŋ fænz bʌt ʃiː ˈmænɪʤd tuː eˈskeɪp tuː hɜːr ˈviːɪkəl æz ðeɪ kənˈtɪnjuːd tuː rʌʃ təˈwɔːrdz hɜːr/

2) What is breadcrumbing? It is leading someone on romantically using online or electronic forums (think: social media or texting) to keep
someone's interest in you, even if you never intend to become romantically involved with them. It is essentially an emotionally manipulative
tactic designed to make someone dependent on you.

/hwʌt ɪz ˈbred.krʌmz ɪt ɪz ˈledɪŋ ˈsʌmwʌn ɑːn roʊˈmæn.t̬ ɪ.kəl.i ˈjuːzɪŋ ˈɑːn.laɪn ər ɪlekˈtrɑːnɪk ˈfɔːrəmz θɪŋk ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmiːdiːə ər ˈtekstɪŋ tuː kiːp ˈsʌmwʌnz ˈɪntərɪst
ɪn juː ˈiːvən ɪf juː ˈnevər ɪnˈtend tuː bɪˈkʌm roʊˈmæn.t̬ ɪ.kəl.i ɪnˈvɑːlvd wɪð ðem ɪt ɪz əˈsenʃəlliː ʌn ɪˈmoʊʃənlli məˈnɪp.jə.lə.t̬ ɪv ˈtæk.tɪk dɪˈzaɪnd tuː meɪk ˈsʌmwʌn
dɪˈpendənt ɑːn juː/

3) The Millennial generation is the largest in US history and as they reach their prime working and spending years, their impact on the economy is
going to be huge. They have come of age during a time of technological change, globalization and economic disruption. That has given them a
different set of behaviors and experiences than their parents.

/ðə mɪlˈleniːəl ˌʤenəˈreɪʃən ɪz ðə ˈlɑːrʤɪst ɪn ʌs ˈhɪstəriː ænd æz ðeɪ riːʧ ðer praɪm ˈwɜːrkɪŋ ænd ˈspendɪŋ jiːrz ðer ɪmˈpækt ɑːn ðiː ɪˈkɑːnəmiː ɪz ˈgoʊɪŋ tuː biː
hjuːʤ ðeɪ həv kʌm əv eɪʤ ˈdʊrɪŋ ə taɪm əv ˌtek.nəˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl ʧeɪnʤ ˌɡləʊbəlɪˈzeɪʃən ænd iːkəˈnɑːmɪk dɪsˈrʌpʃən ðæt həz ˈgɪvən ðem ə ˈdɪfərənt set əv bɪ
ˈheɪ.vjər ænd ɪkˈspiːriːənsɪz ðæn ðer ˈperənts/

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