AV Phonetics vs XPhonetics

To be able to read and provide accurate transcriptions of speech sounds is the most fundamental and yet most demanding task facing students of language and linguistics. This App has a unique interface for exploring the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). - Practice consonants and vowels with this fun and interatcive app. - Clear graphic, audio and textual descriptions of speech sounds. - Comprehensive coverage of the consonants, vowels and tonal symbols. Press on the symbols in the charts to see and hear them. - Cross-section animations illustrate the articulations of the speech sounds.

Read English the way it actually sounds. XPhonetics turns any English — typed, pasted, spoken or photographed — into accurate IPA transcription, with the phonetics sitting directly under each word. Tap a word to hear it. See where the stress falls and where words run together. THREE WAYS TO GET TEXT IN - Type or paste — a word, a sentence or a full paragraph - Speak — dictate out loud and XPhonetics transcribes what you said - Scan — point the camera at a book, handout or screen READ IT THE WAY IT SOUNDS - Interlinear layout — IPA sits right under the original - Stress marks — see which syllable carries the beat - Linking — marks show where words run together in natural speech - Long vowels — see the difference between ship and sheep, full and fool - American or British — switch between General American and RP at any time HEAR IT, THEN SAY IT - Tap any word to hear that word on its own - Play the whole passage while the current word stays highlighted - Record your own voice and compare it with the model - Practice pronunciation mode for focused drilling LEARN THE SYSTEM, NOT JUST THE WORD - The full 44-sound chart — vowels, diphthongs, consonants - Vowels placed by tongue position, consonants by airflow - A worked example for every single sound — see, sit, cat, fish, book, thought - Sound of the day, so you meet