International Phonetic Alphabet
The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a system of phonetic notation used to represent the sounds of human speech. It was created by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century and has since become the most widely used system for phonetic transcription.
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It was created by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century and has since become the most widely used system for phonetic transcription. The IPA is used by linguists, language learners, speech pathologists, and other professionals to accurately represent the sounds of any language, regardless of writing system or specific orthography. The alphabet consists of a set of symbols, each representing a specific sound or phoneme, as well as diacritics and suprasegmental marks to indicate stress, tone, and other phonological features. The IPA has undergone various revisions and expansions throughout its history to capture the sounds of all known languages. It has also influenced the development of specialized phonetic transcription systems for specific languages. The IPA is an essential tool in linguistics and aids in the study of phonetics, phonology, and language acquisition.