SAMPA chart for English
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| SAMPA SAMPA The Speech Assessment Methods Phonetic Alphabet is a computer-readable phonetic script using 7-bit printable ASCII characters, based on the International Phonetic Alphabet .... : English Consonant Consonant In articulatory phonetics, a consonant is a speech sound that is articulated with complete or partial closure of the vocal tract. Examples are , pronounced with the lips; , pronounced with the front of the tongue; , pronounced with the back of the tongue; , pronounced in the throat; and ,... s |
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| SAMPA | Examples | IPA |
| p | pen, spin, tip | p |
| b | but, web | b |
| t | two, sting, bet | t |
| d | do, odd | d |
| tS | chair, nature, teach | tʃ |
| dZ | gin, joy, edge | dʒ |
| k | cat, kill, skin, queen, thick | k |
| g | go, get, beg | ɡ |
| f | fool, enough, leaf | f |
| v | voice, have, of | v |
| T | thing, breath | θ |
| D | this, breathe | ð |
| s | see, city, pass | s |
| z | zoo, rose | z |
| S | she, sure, emotion, leash | ʃ |
| Z | pleasure, beige | ʒ |
| h | ham | h |
| m | man, ham | m |
| n | no, tin | n |
| N | singer, ring | ŋ |
| l | left, bell | l |
| r | run, very | ɹ |
| w | we | w |
| j | yes | j |
| W | what (some accents, such as Scottish Scottish English Scottish English refers to the varieties of English spoken in Scotland. It may or may not be considered distinct from the Scots language. It is always considered distinct from Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic language.... ) |
ʍ |
| x | loch (Scottish) | x |
| SAMPA: English Vowel Vowel In phonetics, a vowel is a sound in spoken language, such as English ah! or oh! , pronounced with an open vocal tract so that there is no build-up of air pressure at any point above the glottis. This contrasts with consonants, such as English sh! , where there is a constriction or closure at some... s |
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| SAMPA | Examples | IPA | ||||
| RP Received Pronunciation Received Pronunciation , also called the Queen's English, Oxford English or BBC English, is the accent of Standard English in England, with a relationship to regional accents similar to the relationship in other European languages between their standard varieties and their regional forms... | GenAm General American General American , also known as Standard American English , is a major accent of American English. The accent is not restricted to the United States... | AuE Australian English phonology Australian English is a non-rhotic variety of English spoken by most native-born Australians. Phonologically, it is one of the most regionally homogeneous language varieties in the world... | RP | GenAm | AuE | |
| A: | A | a: | father | ɑː | ɑ | aː |
| i: | i | i: | see | iː | i | iː |
| I | I | I | city | ɪ | ɪ | ɪ |
| E | E | e | bed | ɛ | ɛ | e |
| 3: | 3` | 3: | bird | ɜː | ɝ | ɜː |
| { | { | { | lad, cat, ran | æ | æ | æ |
| A: | Ar | a: | arm | ɑː | ɑɹ | aː |
| V | V | a | run, enough | ʌ | ʌ | a |
| Q | A | O | not, wasp | ɒ | ɑ | ɔ |
| O: | O or A | o: | law, caught | ɔː | ɔ or ɑ | ɑ |
| U | U | U | put | ʊ | ʊ | ʊ |
| u: | u | }: | soon, through | uː | u | æː |
| @ | @ | @ | about | ə | ə | ə |
| @ | @` | @ | winner | ə | ɚ | ə |
| SAMPA: English Diphthong Diphthong A diphthong , also known as a gliding vowel, refers to two adjacent vowel sounds occurring within the same syllable. Technically, a diphthong is a vowel with two different targets: That is, the tongue moves during the pronunciation of the vowel... s |
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| SAMPA | Examples | IPA | ||||
| RP Received Pronunciation Received Pronunciation , also called the Queen's English, Oxford English or BBC English, is the accent of Standard English in England, with a relationship to regional accents similar to the relationship in other European languages between their standard varieties and their regional forms... | GenAm General American General American , also known as Standard American English , is a major accent of American English. The accent is not restricted to the United States... | AuE Australian English phonology Australian English is a non-rhotic variety of English spoken by most native-born Australians. Phonologically, it is one of the most regionally homogeneous language varieties in the world... | RP | GenAm | AuE | |
| eI | eI or e | {I | day | eɪ | eɪ or e | æɪ |
| aI | aI | Ae | my | aɪ | aɪ | ɑe |
| OI | OI | oI | boy | ɔɪ | ɔɪ | oɪ |
| @U | oU or o | @} | no | əʊ | oʊ or o | əæ |
| aU | aU | {O | now | aʊ | aʊ | æɔ |
| I@ | ir | I@ | near, here | ɪə | iɹ | ɪə |
| E@ | er | e: | hair, there | ɛə | eɹ | eː |
| U@ | Ur | U@ | tour | ʊə | ʊɹ | ʊə |
| ju: | ju | j}: | pupil | juː | ju | jæː |
| SAMPA: Other symbols used in transcription of English pronunciation | |
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| SAMPA | Explanation |
| " | Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable), for example "happy" /"h{pi/ |
| % | Secondary stress, for example "battleship" /"b{tl=%SIp/ |
| . | Syllable Syllable A syllable is a unit of organization for a sequence of speech sounds. For example, the word water is composed of two syllables: wa and ter. A syllable is typically made up of a syllable nucleus with optional initial and final margins .Syllables are often considered the phonological "building... separator |
| = | Syllabic consonant, for example /"rIdn=/ for ridden |