phonetics

Charlie Foxtrot and Juliet Lima: International Phonetic Alphabets

Most Anglophones have come into contact with the International Aviation phonetic alphabet of Mike, Romeo, Juliet, Charlie and their friends. However, as this fun web page points out, other European la...

READ MORE | 13 Apr 2010
Phonetics: The Sounds of English, German and Spanish

Phonetics lie at the heart of good pronunciation of a language. A top-notch web site from University of Iowa uses Flash in the form of animated articulatory diagrams to show how the consonents and vow...

READ MORE | 31 Mar 2010