Transcription as Used in the Dictionary

Question 1

It is the visual system of symbolization of the sounds occurring in the spoken human language.

Answer 1

Phonetic Transcription

Question 2

What is the most common phonetic transcription?

Answer 2

International Phonetic Alphabet

Question 3

Guidelines for Transcription

Answer 3

1. Do not use capital letters or punctuation
   marks.
2. If there are double letters in the spelling of a word, do not use double consonants in a transcription.
3. Be careful to distinguish your symbols properly. Do not confuse certain symbols, like /θ/ and /ð/.
4. Be careful when transcribing /r/, /l/, and /n/ when they occur at the end of a word in velarization. You would transcribe these “syllabic” consonants with a tick mark under the symbol.

Question 4

What vowel symbol is this?

sheet

Answer 4

/i/

Question 5

What vowel symbol is this?

kit

Answer 5

/I/

Question 6

What vowel symbol is this?

shed

Answer 6

/ℇ/

Question 7

What vowel symbol is this?

laid

Answer 7

/ey/

Question 8

What vowel symbol is this?

mat

Answer 8

/æ/

Question 9

What vowel symbol is this?

until

Answer 9

/ə/

Question 10

What vowel symbol is this?

farm

Answer 10

/a/

Question 11

What vowel symbol is this?

broad

Answer 11

/ɔ/

Question 12

What vowel symbol is this?

bold

Answer 12

/ow/

Question 13

What vowel symbol is this?

took

Answer 13

/U/

Question 14

What vowel symbol is this?

fool

Answer 14

/uw/

Question 15

What diphthong symbol is this?

bike

Answer 15

/ai/

Question 16

What diphthong symbol is this?

eight

Answer 16

/eɪ/

Question 17

What diphthong symbol is this?

toy

Answer 17

/ɔɪ/

Question 18

What diphthong symbol is this?

now

Answer 18

/aʊ/

Question 19

What diphthong symbol is this?

foe

Answer 19

/əʊ/

Question 20

What diphthong symbol is this?

tear

Answer 20

/ɪə/

Question 21

What diphthong symbol is this?

hair

Answer 21

/eə/

Question 22

What diphthong symbol is this?

pure

Answer 22

/ʊə/