19. How can I represent phonetic symbols in ASCII?
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This article is from the sci.lang FAQ, by Michael Covington (mcovingt@ai.uga.edu) and Mark Rosenfelder (markrose@zompist.com) with numerous contributions by others.
19. How can I represent phonetic symbols in ASCII?
The following table is a summary of Evan Kirshenbaum's IPA/ASCII schema,
which a number of posters have been using in sci.lang and alt.usage.english.
For more information, see the Web page at
http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Evan_Kirshenbaum/IPA/
This summary is presented for convenience only, and is not intended to
forestall discussion of alternative systems.
blb-- -lbd-- --dnt-- --alv-- -rfx- -pla-- --pal--- --vel-- -----uvl-----
nas m M n[ n n. n^ N n"
stp p b t[ d[ t d t. d. c J k g q G
frc F V f v T D s z s. z. S Z C C<vcd> x Q X g"
apr r<lbd> r[ r r. j j<vel> g"
lat l[ l l. l^ L
trl b<trl> r<trl> r"
flp * *.
ejc p` t[` t` c` k'
clk p! t! c! c! k!
imp b` d` d` J` g` q` G`
---- lbv ---- --phr-- ---glt---
nas n<lbv> alv lat frc: s<lat> z<lat>
stp t<lbv> d<lbv> ? lat flp: *<lat>
frc w<vls> w H H<vcd> h<?> lat clk: l!
apr w h
----- unr ----- unr ----- rnd -----
fnt cnt bck cnt fnt cnt bck
rzd
hgh i i" u- y u" u
smh I I. U
umd e @<umd> o- R<umd> Y o
mid @ R @.
lmd E V" V W O" O
low & a A &. a. A.
Diacritics:
Vowels: Consonants: + = ad hoc diacritic
~ nasalized velarized [ dental
: long ! click
- unrounded syllabic <H> pharyngealized
. rounded retroflex <h> aspirated
` ejective/implosive <o> unexploded or voiceless
^ palatal <r> rhotacized
; palatalized <w> labialized
" centered uvular <?> murmured
Other symbols: $ % ad hoc segment [] phonetic transcription // phonemic transcription # syllable or word boundary space word/segment separator ' , primary and secondary stress 0-9 tones
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