Pronunciation Tutorial 3: English Vowels and the International Phonetic Alphabet

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  @unspeakablejoy · 14 years ago

  I just graduated with a 4 year degree in musical theatre, and I cannot believe IPA was never introduced. Wish I would have studied this myself a lot sooner; thanks for the great instruction!

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  @phamucanh8451 · 6 years ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeaghqkLRi8&amp;t=769">12:49</a> i<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeaghqkLRi8&amp;t=771">12:51</a> ɪ<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeaghqkLRi8&amp;t=772">12:52</a> ɛ<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeaghqkLRi8&amp;t=773">12:53</a> æ<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeaghqkLRi8&amp;t=775">12:55</a> u<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeaghqkLRi8&amp;t=777">12:57</a> ʊ<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeaghqkLRi8&amp;t=778">12:58</a> ɔ<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeaghqkLRi8&amp;t=780">13:00</a> ɑ<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeaghqkLRi8&amp;t=782">13:02</a> ʌ<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeaghqkLRi8&amp;t=784">13:04</a> ɜ<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeaghqkLRi8&amp;t=787">13:07</a> ə

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  @Strasse86 · 14 years ago

  This is a real &nbsp;gem, I always wondered about the inconsistency of same IPA symbols between different languages, but this video explains it very clear. Thanks!

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  @zipofflover · 7 years ago

  This is the ONLY video I&apos;ve found that clearly explains and goes through all of the placements of the English vowels, their placements in the chart, and their symbols. Thanks you!!

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  @haiderbd5438 · 1 year ago

  ❤ Great explanation. Thanks.

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  @farnorthmyanmar5185 · 1 year ago

  Many thanks, this is my first time to come to know easily the nature of pronouncing the IPA symbols. Good teach, good lecture.

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  @undiente · 14 years ago

  Thanks for everything, you taught in these three videos what teachers didn&apos;t in years.

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  @cindyconlin2124 · 10 years ago

  Gabriel, you are world class! &nbsp;You rescued me from despair in my attempts to &apos;hear&apos; French. &nbsp;Thank you for providing this incredibly valuable resource.

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  @wacens1 · 12 years ago

  Thank you very much indeed for this great piece of work. I&apos;ve been studying English language for the second year and this video helped me very much with understanding what we learnet during the first year of phonetics and phonology course at my university. The clear and logical way &nbsp;that you presented the vowel diagram made me realize and appreciate full power and amount of information it carries. Thanks again and best regards from Poland.

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  @_maximka_1408 · 1 month ago

  Thanks much, very interesting and nice to hear❤

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  @NizzleToob · 6 years ago

  that was f**king fascinating

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  @TheSutra123 · 14 years ago

  <br>I&apos;m so glad to find your videos when searching for IPA tutorials. What a gem! <br><br>I&apos;ve started learning Tibetan about a month ago, and decided to pick up IPA again when I realized I was struggling with the Tibetan consonants. I learned IPA some two decades ago but didn&apos;t really understand half of it and have very bad pronunciation with English. I speak Chinese, English with a bit of Malay. After watching your videos and reading your website, I feel both inspiring and encouraging.<br>

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