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SAMPA chart for English
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| SAMPA: English Consonants |
| SAMPA |
Examples |
| p |
pen, spin, tip |
| b |
but, web |
| t |
two, sting, bet |
| d |
do, odd |
| tS |
chair, nature, teach |
| dZ |
gin, joy, edge |
| k |
cat, kill, skin, queen, thick |
| g |
go, get, beg |
| f |
fool, enough, leaf |
| v |
voice, have, of |
| T |
thing, breath |
| D |
this, breathe |
| s |
see, city, pass |
| z |
zoo, rose |
| S |
she, sure, emotion, leash |
| Z |
pleasure, beige |
| h |
ham |
| m |
man, ham |
| n |
no, tin |
| N |
singer, ring |
| l |
left, bell |
| r |
run, very |
| w |
we |
| j |
yes |
| W |
what (some accents, such as Scottish) |
| x |
loch (Scottish) |
| SAMPA: English Vowels |
| SAMPA |
Examples |
| RP |
GenAm |
AuE |
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| A: |
A |
a: |
father |
| i: |
i |
i: |
see |
| I |
I |
I |
city |
| E |
E |
e |
bed |
| 3: |
3` |
3: |
bird |
| { |
{ |
{[1] |
lad, cat, ran |
| A: |
Ar |
a: |
arm |
| V |
V |
a |
run, enough |
| Q |
A |
O |
not, wasp |
| O: |
O or A[2] |
o: |
law, caught |
| U |
U |
U |
put |
| u: |
u |
}: |
soon, through |
| @ |
@ |
@ |
about |
| @ |
@` |
@ |
winner |
| SAMPA: English Diphthongs |
| SAMPA |
Examples |
| RP |
GenAm |
AuE |
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| eI |
eI or e |
{I |
day |
| aI |
aI |
Ae |
my |
| OI |
OI |
oI |
boy |
| @U |
oU or o |
@} |
no |
| aU |
aU |
{O |
now |
| I@ |
ir |
I@ |
near, here |
| E@ |
Er |
e: |
hair, there |
| U@ |
Ur |
U@ |
tour |
| ju: |
ju |
j}: |
pupil |
| SAMPA: Other symbols used in transcription of English pronunciation |
| SAMPA |
Explanation |
| " |
Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable), for example "happy" /"h{pi/ |
| % |
Secondary stress, for example "battleship" /"b{tl=%SIp/ |
| . |
Syllable separator |
| = |
Syllabic consonant, for example /"rIdn=/ for ridden |
- ^ See bad-lad split for more discussion of this vowel in Australian and English English.
- ^ See low back merger for more discussion of this vowel in North American English.
See also
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