labial consonants - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Roundedness: Encyclopedia - Roundedness
In phonetics, vowel roundedness refers to the amount of rounding in the lips during the articulation of a vowel. That is, it is vocalic l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roundedness: Encyclopedia Ii - Roundedness - Types Of Rounding
There are two types of vowel rounding: endolabial, or compressed, and exolabial, or protruded. The northern Iroquoian languages have no l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - International Phonetic Alphabet: Encyclopedia Ii - International Phonetic Alphabet - Description
The general principle of the IPA is to provide a separate symbol for each speech segment, avoiding letter combinations (digraphs) such as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hepburn Romanization: Encyclopedia Ii - Hepburn Romanization - Features Of Hepburn Romanization
The main feature of Hepburn is that its spelling is based on English phonology. More technically, where syllables constructed systematica...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish Phonology: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish Phonology - The Phonemes Of Irish
Irish phonology - Consonants. The consonant inventory of Irish is set out – using the International Phonetic Alphabet – in the tabl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish Phonology: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish Phonology - Vowel-initial Words
Vowel-initial words in Irish exhibit behavior that has led linguists to suggest they begin with a latent onset that, like consonants, can...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish Phonology: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish Phonology - Stress In Irish
An Irish word normally has only one stressed syllable, namely the first one: /ˈkapəl/ capall 'horse' /ˈʃoːltoːrʲ/ seoltóir 'sail...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hepburn Romanization: Encyclopedia Ii - Hepburn Romanization - Legal Status
Hepburn is based on English phonology, not Japanese, and as such has faced some opposition in Japan. In particular, a September 21, 1937 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hepburn Romanization: Encyclopedia Ii - Hepburn Romanization - Standard Variants Of Hepburn Romanization
There are three standard variants of Hepburn romanization. The first is traditional Hepburn, which renders long vowels and syllabic n in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - International Phonetic Alphabet: Encyclopedia Ii - International Phonetic Alphabet - Comparison To Other Phonetic Notation
The IPA is not the only phonetic transcription system in use. The other common Latin-based system is the Americanist phonetic notation, d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - International Phonetic Alphabet: Encyclopedia Ii - International Phonetic Alphabet - Names Of The Symbols
It is often desirable to distinguish an IPA symbol from the sound it is intended to represent, since there is not a one-to-one correspond...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - International Phonetic Alphabet: Encyclopedia Ii - International Phonetic Alphabet - Vowels
Closeup of the vowel chart of the IPA Notes: Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right represents a rounded vowel, as does [ʊ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - International Phonetic Alphabet: Encyclopedia Ii - International Phonetic Alphabet - Consonants Non-pulmonic
Closeup of the non-pulmonic consonant section of the IPA chart Notes: All clicks are doubly articulated and require two symbols: a velar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - International Phonetic Alphabet: Encyclopedia Ii - International Phonetic Alphabet - Consonants Pulmonic
International Phonetic Alphabet - Single articulation. Closeup of the main pulmonic consonant section of the IPA chart The pulmonic con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - International Phonetic Alphabet: Encyclopedia Ii - International Phonetic Alphabet - Affricates And Double Articulation
Affricates and doubly articulated stops are represented by two symbols joined by a tie bar, either above or below the symbols. The six mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - International Phonetic Alphabet: Encyclopedia Ii - International Phonetic Alphabet - Extended Ipa
The Extended IPA was designed for disordered speech. However, some of the symbols (especially diacritics, below) are occasionally used fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - International Phonetic Alphabet: Encyclopedia Ii - International Phonetic Alphabet - Diacritics
Closeup of the diacritic section of the IPA chart Sub-diacritics may be placed above a symbol with a descender, i.e. ŋ̊. The dotless i,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - International Phonetic Alphabet: Encyclopedia Ii - International Phonetic Alphabet - Suprasegmentals
Closeup of the suprasegmental section of the IPA chart International Phonetic Alphabet - Intonation. International Phonetic Alphabet -...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - International Phonetic Alphabet: Encyclopedia Ii - International Phonetic Alphabet - Obsolete And Nonstandard Symbols
International Phonetic Alphabet - How to transcribe sounds that don't have symbols in the IPA charts. The remaining blank cells on the ...   » Read the article