The Sounds of English
A Basic Course

Survey of transcription symbols

The diagramme shows the 44 phonemes of Standard British English
The diagramme is organised in the following sequence: Long vowels (5), Short vowels (7), Diphthongs (8),
Stops (8), Fricatives (9), Nasals (3), and Approximants (4)
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Each sound is treated individually in the Teaching Units, in the sections on
Consonants,Vowels,
and
Diphthongs.

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