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History of the International Phonetic Alphabet

The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) was first published in 1888 by the International Phonetic Association, a group founded by Paul Passy to devise a universal system for transcribing speech sounds across all languages. The IPA was based on an earlier phonetic script for English created by Isaac Pitman and Henry Ellis in 1847. The IPA symbols represent speech sounds and their articulation, with paired symbols to distinguish voiced and unvoiced consonants.

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History of the International Phonetic Alphabet

The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) was first published in 1888 by the International Phonetic Association, a group founded by Paul Passy to devise a universal system for transcribing speech sounds across all languages. The IPA was based on an earlier phonetic script for English created by Isaac Pitman and Henry Ellis in 1847. The IPA symbols represent speech sounds and their articulation, with paired symbols to distinguish voiced and unvoiced consonants.

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International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)

The IPA was first published in 1888 by the Association Phonétique Internationale
(International Phonetic Association), a group of French language teachers founded by
Paul Passy. The aim of the organisation was to devise a system for transcribing the
sounds of speech which was independent of any particular language and applicable to
all languages.

A phonetic script for English created in 1847 by Isaac Pitman and Henry Ellis was used
as a model for the IPA.

International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)


The IPA was first published in 1888 by the Association Phonétique Internationale
(International Phonetic Association), a group of French language teachers founded by
Paul Passy. The aim of the organisation was to devise a system for transcribing the
sounds of speech which was independent of any particular language and applicable to
all languages.

A phonetic script for English created in 1847 by Isaac Pitman and Henry Ellis was used
as a model for the IPA.
Where symbols appear in pairs, the one on the right represents a voiced consonant, while the
one on the left is unvoiced. Shaded areas denote articulations judged to be impossible.

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