Linguistics and Pronunciation Class
Free English pronunciation class for Chinese speakers in Taiwan that combines the science of linguistics and with practice of pronunciation.
IPA and Zhuyin Consonants and Vowels
Pronunciation charts for Mandarin consonants and vowels with Zhuyin, Pinyin, and IPA. 普通話母音:珠音和国际音标和拼音
American English Vowels
IPA vowel chart for General American English based on the Cambridge Dictionary.
American English Consonants
IPA consonant chart for General American English based on the Cambridge Dictionary.
American English Vowels with Zhuyin
IPA vowel chart for General American English based on the Cambridge Dictionary. This chart includes Zhuyin, a phonemic system used in Taiwan.
American English Consonants with Zhuyin
IPA consonant chart for General American English based on the Cambridge Dictionary. This chart includes Zhuyin, a phonemic system used in Taiwan.
Articulation Diagram
A diagram showing the places of speech articulation. Use in conjunction with the consonant chart.
Front Vowels for American English
Front vowels for General American English with sound graph of sounds and words.
Vietnamese Vowels (Hanoian)
IPA for Vietnamese vowels (Hanoian accent) Source: Từ Điển Mở Article on IPA for Hanoian Vietnamese
Vietnamese Initial Consonants
Vietnamese IPA Initial consonants
Tonal Allophony in Vietnamese
ALLOPHONES are AURAL ILLUSIONS Allophones are different sounds that map to the same perception. This is a very strong aural illusion. Most native speakers are quite surprised to discover this. See this interesting research paper on tonal allophones in Vietnamese.
The Science of Learning Language
Professor MacWhinney argues that second language learning uses the same processes as first language learning.
Received Pronunciation Vowels
British-English IPA Vowels
Vietnamese Linguistics
A linguistic description of the modern Hanoi dialect. A description of the Vietnamese sound system for non-native speakers from the Vietnamese grammar handbook, Cẩm Nang Ngữ Pháp Tiếng Việt do GS Trần Ngọc Dụng biên soạn. Northern Vietnamese Intonation
Phonemes and the Brain
Research from the science of learning language.
International Phonetic Alphabet
Videos and Tutorials relating to IPA and word pronunciation.
Word Rhythms
Almost every multi-syllable word in English has a stress pattern.
Music!
List to these songs for patterns in English phrasing.
Minimal Pairs
Minimal pairs change only one phoneme in a word in order to practice on one sound.
Dictionaries
Dictionaries to look up syllabification and IPA pronunciation.
English Word Frequency
List of most commonly used English words.
Sound Hierarchy
The brain is designed to take the simplest elements of speech and combine these into an increasingly complex heirarchy of meaning.