Chapter 1 Phonetics

Quiz

Web resources

Videos and sound files for all IPA symbols
Listen to what the IPA symbols sound like here

MRI and ultrasound videos of all IPA symbols
What does it look like when someone produces the different sounds shown on the IPA? On this website you can hear the sounds and also see MRI or ultrasound images of the vocal anatomy while people are speaking.

Clickable IPA chart for pasting in IPA to your coursework or transcriptions
If you need to add symbols into a document you’re working on, this website allows you to copy and paste symbols easily.

Map of available language illustrations in Journal of the International Phonetic Association
The Journal of the International Phonetic Association publishes articles describing a particular language’s sound system, and showing how the IPA can be used to describe it. Sound files are also included. You can find a map of all the languages illustrated in this way at this link.