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2. Phonetic notation of the American Heritage Dictionary

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   For the distinction between [ ], / / and , see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (abbreviated AHD) uses a phonetic notation based on the Latin alphabet to transcribe the pronunciation of spoken English. It and similar respelling systems, such as those used by the Merriam ...

3. Vowel diagram - Wikipedia

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   A vowel diagram or vowel chart is a schematic arrangement of the vowels. Depending on the particular language being discussed, it can take the form of a triangle or a quadrilateral. Vertical position on the diagram denotes the vowel closeness, with close vowels at the top of the diagram, and horizontal position denotes the vowel backness, with ...

4. IPA vowel chart with audio - Wikipedia

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   Within the chart “close”, “open”, “mid”, “front”, “central”, and “back” refer to the placement of the sound within the mouth. [3] At points where two sounds share an intersection, the left is unrounded, and the right is rounded which refers to the shape of the lips while making the sound. [4] IPA: Vowels. Front. Central.

5. Extra-shortness - Wikipedia

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   Extra-shortness. The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) uses a breve ˘ to indicate a speech sound (usually a vowel) with extra-short duration. That is, [ă] is a very short vowel with the quality of [a]. An example from English is the short schwa of the word police [pə̆ˈliˑs]. [1] This is typical of vowel reduction.

6. Phonics - Wikipedia

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   Phonics is a method for teaching reading and writing to beginners. To use phonics is to teach the relationship between the sounds of the spoken language (phonemes), and the letters (graphemes) or groups of letters or syllables of the written language. Phonics is also known as the alphabetic principle or the alphabetic code. [1]

7. Ubbi dubbi - Wikipedia

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   Ubbi dubbi is a language game spoken with the English language. Originating in America in the 17th century, [1] it was popularized by the 1972–1978 PBS children's show Zoom. [2] [3] When Zoom was revived in 1999 on PBS, Ubbi dubbi was again a feature of the show.