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• The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) symbols used.
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Title: universal automatic phonetic transcription into the international phonetic alphabet.

Abstract: This paper presents a state-of-the-art model for transcribing speech in any language into the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). Transcription of spoken languages into IPA is an essential yet time-consuming process in language documentation, and even partially automating this process has the potential to drastically speed up the documentation of endangered languages. Like the previous best speech-to-IPA model (Wav2Vec2Phoneme), our model is based on wav2vec 2.0 and is fine-tuned to predict IPA from audio input. We use training data from seven languages from CommonVoice 11.0, transcribed into IPA semi-automatically. Although this training dataset is much smaller than Wav2Vec2Phoneme's, its higher quality lets our model achieve comparable or better results. Furthermore, we show that the quality of our universal speech-to-IPA models is close to that of human annotators.

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English Pronunciation Generator — IPA Transcription Translator

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This phonetic translator will help you obtain very accurate phonetic transcription of your English text.

It uses the symbols of International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) — the most popular phonetic transcription system in the world.

In addition to IPA, this tool also supports several types of phonetic spelling.

This phonetic translator supports three most common English dialects: British, American and Australian . The number of English words for each dialect in our database is indicated in the following table:

The numbers in the table don't include modified word forms. For example, the words "translate", "translates", "translating" and "translated" are all counted as one word.

The pronunciation of each word in the database was manually checked by a member of our team.

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Multiple pronunciations of English words

Some English words are spelled the same, but are pronounced differently and have different meanings. They are called homographs . Compare:

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At the moment this phonetic translator cannot yet decide which pronunciation is correct for such words. You will need to choose the correct pronunciation yourself depending on the context.

Pronunciation variants (when native speakers from different regions pronounce a word differently, or when the pronunciation changes in rapid speech) are highlighted in blue . Just like with homographs, you can also hover your cursor over the word to see all possible variants or click/tap it to select the right pronunciation.

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Here's what you need to do to activate the dictionary:

• For the setting Transcription display options select the option " transcription above each word ".
• In the section Choose what you will see when you click the word turn on the option " word's meaning ".
• After submitting your text, click on any word in the results to see its definition.

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You can create your own custom word lists using this phonetic translator. Here's how you can do it:

• In the section Choose what you will see when you click the word turn on the option " to word list ".
• After submitting your text, click on the word you want to add to the word list and then click the button " to word list ".
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There are so many things you can do with your word list:

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For American English this phonetic translator can show both broad (phonemic) and narrow transcriptions. Please read here about phonemes and allophones to decide which type of transcription you need.

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We wanted to create a very precise tool, so we decided to make this phonetic converter case-sensitive. For some words, it makes a difference. For example, the English words August and august mean different things and may be pronounced differently depending on the context.

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Sometimes you may encounter one of the following situations:

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• You want to suggest a better transcription for a word.

In either case here's what you can do:

• In the section Choose what you will see when you click the word turn on the option " Edit transcription ".
• After submitting your text, click on the word which transcription you want to correct and then click the button Edit transcription .
• If you are suggesting a different transcription for a word that can already be converted, there's one additional step. Go to My Account . Click on Customize my experience and turn on the option I want to suggest changes in the transcription for the words that can already be converted .

In any case, the new transcription will only be visible to yourself. We will add an option to see the transcriptions submitted by other users later.

How to use the setting "Hide transcription"

Some people prefer to hide the phonetic transcription of the most common words in order to make the text less cluttered. Here's how you can do it:

• In the section Choose what you will see when you click the word turn on the option " Hide transcription ".
• After submitting your text, click on the word which transcription you want to hide and then click the button Hide transcription .

Next time you submit the text, the transcription of this word will not be displayed.

If you want to undo this action, go to My Account . Click on Customize my experience and go to the section Undo the action Hide transcription .

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In the section Advanced options you will find a special option that allows you to highlight high-frequency English words . The words from different frequency intervals will be highlighted in the following colors:

If you want to make the frequency analysis of your text and obtain the detailed statistics, please use English word frequency counter .

You can choose one of the two frequency lists:

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English pronunciation can be very confusing. As you know, there are no strict pronunciation rules in the English language , so when you see an unknown English word, you cannot be 100% sure how to pronounce it.

The same English letter , or combination of letters, can be pronounced differently in different words. Moreover, the same English word can be pronounced in different ways by native English speakers from different countries, or even from the same country! That makes the English language hard to learn and understand.

This tool will serve you as an English pronunciation guide and will help you save time. You will no longer need to look up the pronunciation of words in a dictionary.

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The purpose of this project was to create a tool that could automate English-to-IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription. Research was done to determine what would be required to perform such a transcription. After researching and experimenting with existing tools, it was determined that developing the signal processing and Artificial Intelligence model portion of the application would be too intensive to successfully complete within the timeframe of this project.

The choice was made to develop an iOS application, with the Python library Allosaurus used to do the speech processing and as the Artificial Intelligence model. This model was then deployed in the cloud using AWS, and the two components, iOS and cloud, were then integrated to work together. The deployed cloud model was placed behind a secure API layer, requiring authentication for access, to ensure security and consistency of requests. The final application functions as intended and is capable of performing the desired transcriptions. The application follows conventional iOS user interface styling so-as to be conducive to easy pickup by the intended users, Speech Therapists.

The application is not yet ready for public release, due to the inability to meet some accuracy and security requirements that were originally specified. However, the researcher has plans to continue the work beyond the scope of this project and presents ideas for how to solve the current problems the application is facing. Additionally, the researcher discusses ethical considerations of the project, and supplies a User Guide with non-technical instructions for operating the application.

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What Is IPA Transcription?

The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a system of symbols designed to represent the sounds that are found in the various languages of the world. IPA transcription is, therefore, a method of documenting pronunciation in any language using an internationally accepted writing system, and the IPA is the most prominent and oldest of all the widely accepted phonetic alphabets. It was created and published for the first time in the late 1800s by the Association Phonétique Internationale (International Phonetic Association). The script used in the original IPA was based on one created in 1847 by Isaac Pitman and Henry Ellis.

The IPA system of transcription has many uses. In many dictionaries, IPA transcription is used to represent pronunciation. It is also often used for teaching pronunciation to second-language learners, and to transcribe spoken material in languages that do not have established writing systems. IPA transcription is an important tool because it allows any person with knowledge of the IPA to transcribe any language, regardless of prior exposure to it. The process of IPA transcription is straightforward.

First, the transcriber must become familiar with how to recognize and produce the sounds in the IPA. Being able to identify place and manner of articulation in sounds allows the transcriber to write down sounds and words within the framework of the IPA and thus create an accurate IPA transcription. When sounds are transcribed in this way, others can consistently read and evaluate the information.

Where applicable and possible, the symbols in the International Phonetic Alphabet basically correspond to the letters and sounds of the Latin alphabet. When sounds are encountered that do not fit within the scheme of the Latin alphabet, a relatively intuitive symbol is used. Symbols are often borrowed from an acceptably stable and well-known orthography such as Greek.

The International Phonetic Alphabet contains a section for vowels that defines them in terms of tongue height within the mouth, and in terms of how far back or forward within the mouth the tongue is. Consonants in the IPA are split into five broad categories, each of which are further divided in terms of place of articulation, in other words, where in the mouth the sound is created. The manner of articulation, or type of sound which is produced, is represented in nine ways in the International Phonetic Alphabet. In addition to conventional consonants and vowels, other sounds are represented in the IPA; non-pulmonic consonants, co-articulated consonants and affricates, as well as diacritics, have a place in the IPA as well.

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English Phonetic Transcription

This tool is the online converter of English text to IPA phonetic transcription . Paste or type English text in the text field, and Click the "Transcribe" button. Click the "Speak" button, and listen to the sound of input text in browsers that support TTS (Chrome, Safari, Firefox). Copy the transcription in multiple formats by the "Copy" button and three options ("Transcription only", "Word by word", "Line by line").

The two most common English dialects are supported:

• British pronunciations are compiled from various sources (wiktionary etc.), including parts of speech.
• American pronunciations are compiled from various sources ( CMU pronunciation dictionary , wiktionary , etc.), including parts of speech.