Friday, 4 October 2013

Phonetic Alphabet (Spelling Alphabet)


It is very useful for spelling words and names especially over the phone.




Phonetic Symbols


These are usually inside slashes, e.g. /i:/.
' = Stress follows, e.g. about /əˈbaʊt/ ; a is unstressed, and bout is stressed.




Link for phonetic transcription:
http://www.photransedit.com/online/text2phonetics.aspx