Intro to the International Phonetic Alphabet

Name: Intro to the International Phonetic Alphabet
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Learn the basics of IPA

Created byDavid Varney

Last updated 11/2019

English

What you'll learn

Use the symbols you have learned in this course for other accents, dialects and languages.
You will be able to identify and write the symbols of IPA as they relate to Standard American English.
You will be able to make and recognize the sounds and symbols of IPA as they relate to Standard American English.
Write your own transcriptions of different passages of poetry and other pieces of literature.

Course content

5 sections • 19 lectures • 1h 34m total length

What is IPA?1:43
This lecture is a brief explanation of what IPA is.
What This Course Is and What It Is Not2:03
This lecture talks about what will be covered in this course and what students will be able to do at the end of this course. It also talks about what the course does not cover.
What I Mean By Standard American English1:42
This lecture is a brief explanation about what is meant by Standard American English.

Vowels10:55
This lecture goes over all of the vowel sounds which are used in English IPA. After completing this lecture students will be able to recognize the symbols of all of the vowels and the sounds that go with them.
Vowels
Diphthongs4:39
This lecture goes over all of the diphthongs which are used in English IPA. After completing this lecture students will be able to recognize the symbols of all of the diphthongs and the sounds that go with them.
Diphthongs
Consonants4:25
This lecture goes over all of the consonant sounds which are used in English IPA. After completing this lecture students will be able to recognize the symbols of all of the consonants and the sounds that go with them.
Other Sounds and Symbols9:13
This lecture goes over all of the other sounds and symbols which are used in English IPA. After completing this lecture students will be able to recognize all of these other symbols and the sounds that go with them.
Other Sounds and Symbols
Apply What You Have Learned So Far9:05
This lecture includes two activities. We will go over writing name in IPA and we will also look at a transcription of She Walks in Beauty by Lord Byron.

Blending, Coarticulation, Linkage3:49
This is the first of three lectures which talks about different concepts and ideas behind English Pronunciation. This lecture covers blending, coarticulation, and linkage. After completing this lecture students will have a basic understanding of blending, coarticulation, and linkage.
Assimilation and Intrusions2:40
This is the second of three lectures which talks about different concepts and ideas behind English Pronunciation. This lecture covers assimilation and intrusions. After completing this lecture students will have a basic understanding of assimilation and linkage.
Elision and Geminates3:03
This is the second of three lectures which talks about different concepts and ideas behind English Pronunciation. This lecture covers elision and geminates. After completing this lecture students will have a basic understanding of elision and geminates.

Primary and Secondary Stress Marks3:14
This lecture goes over the primary and secondary stress marks in IPA and also talks about how they are used. After completing this lecture students will have a basic understanding of primary and secondary stress marks are used in English.
How to Read the Consonant Graph4:58
This lecture examines the consonant graph on the IPA chart. Several of the terms on the graph are defined and the lecture shows how to figure out what symbols are what kind of sounds. Check the resources for definitions of all of the words on the chart. After completing this lecture students will know how the consonant graph on the IPA chart works and will be able to use it intelligently.
How to Read the Vowel Graph2:56
This lecture examines the vowel graph on the IPA chart. The graph is discussed in terms of the vowels and how they are organized on the graph. After completing this lecture students will know how the vowel graph on the IPA chart works and will be able to use it intelligently.

Sonnet 116 - Transcription Practice9:21
This lecture is a transcription practice lecture and it goes over Shakespeare's Sonnet 116.
Paul Revere's Ride - Transcription Practice7:37
This lecture is a transcription practice lecture and it goes over the poem Paul Revere's Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Invictus - Transcription Practice6:34
This lecture is a transcription practice lecture and it goes over the poem Invictus by William Ernest Henley.
Declaration of Independence - Transcription Practice4:25
This lecture is a transcription practice lecture and it goes over the first paragraph of the Declaration of Independence.
Where to Go From Here1:50
This lecture concludes the course and gives some suggestions of resources to use for going further in the study of IPA.

Requirements

Students will need at least a basic understanding of the English language.

Description

This course is an introduction to the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Alphabet or IPA is a collection of symbols that represent all of the sounds that human beings make in the use of language.

This course will go over the symbols needed for American English. The symbols that are learned in this course, however, are applicable to all other languages. Every symbol represents one sound across all languages.

That being the case, this course serves as in introduction to some of the sounds on the IPA chart and after they have been learned they can be applied to the IPA of other languages and other and accents and dialects.

Not only does this course go over the sounds and symbols that are needed for American English IPA, there are also four different transcription activities so that students can practice and apply what they have been learning.

This course is good for:

The non-native english speaker who wants to master American English Pronunciation.

The student who wants to learn the basics of American English IPA so they can use that as a jumping off point for IPA in other languages.

The student who wants to learn the basics of American English IPA so that they can use that as a jumping off point for IPA in studying accents and dialects.

Who this course is for:

This course will be great for singers, actors, and any other kind of performer who is concerned with ability to pronounce things correctly.
This course will help a non-native English speaker to more easily grasp the pronunciation which is standard in the United States.
This course will give the student of singing a gateway to the world of IPA so that after this course the student could learn the IPA symbols for other languages like French, German, and Italian.
This course is great for the student of acting who would like to learn the basics of IPA so that they can learn different accents and dialects.
This course will give the student a way to develop a Standard American Accent.

Intro to the International Phonetic Alphabet

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Course content

Introduction3 lectures • 5min

The Main Symbols and Their Sounds5 lectures • 38min

Pronunciation Aspects of Spoken Standard American English3 lectures • 10min

Details of IPA Symbols and Charts3 lectures • 11min

In Depth Transcription and Pronunciation Practice5 lectures • 30min

Requirements

Description

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