音標是音素的標寫符號。以下為三種最常見的音標:
- KK音標:美語的標準發音,由John S. Kenyon和Thomas A. Knott開發。
- DJ音標:英式英語發音,作者是Daniel Jones。
- IPA:國際音標,即International Phonetic Alphabet。
KK
(美式)
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DJ
(英式)
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IPA
(國際)
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一般規則
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短母音a | [æ] | [æ] | [æ] |
a
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長母音a | [e] | [eɪ] | [eɪ] |
ai, ay, a*e
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短母音e | [ε] | [e] | [e] |
e
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長母音e | [i] | [i:] |
ea, ee, e*e
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短母音i | [ɪ] | [ɪ] | [ɪ] |
i, e, 字尾為y及多音節:begin, enough, city
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長母音i | [aɪ] | [aɪ] | [aɪ] |
ie, igh, i*e, 字尾為y及單音節
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短母音o | [a] / [ɔ] | [ɒ] | [ɔ] |
o
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長母音o | [o] | [əʊ] | [oʊ] |
oa, ow, o*e
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短母音u | [ʌ] /[ʊ] | [ʌ] | [ʌ] |
u
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長母音u | [ju] / [u] |
ue, ui, u*e
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短oo | [ʊ] | [ʊ] |
ood, ook, foot
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長oo | [u] | [u:] |
oot, oof, ool, food
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輕音節 | [ə] | [ɪə] | [ə] |
a, e, o, u:ago, lemon, circus, silent
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[ɚ] |
ar, er, or, ur:beggar, actor, leader, ladder, color
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ar | [ar] |
star
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單母音er | [ɚ] | [ə:] [ε:][eə] | [εr] |
teacher, farmer, flower
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單母音ir | [ɝ] | [ə:] |
skirt, firm, bird
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or | [ɔr] |
corn
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ur | [ʊə] | |||
雙母音 | [ɔɪ] | [ɔɪ] | [ɔɪ] |
oi, oy:point, toy...
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雙母音 | [aʊ] | [ɔ:] [aʊ] |
ou, ow:count, sound, mouth, clown, power...
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ear | [εr] |
bear
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[ɪr] |
fear
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[ɔ] |
au, al, aw:sauce, small, straw, bought, boss
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[iə] |
ea:idea
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[jʊr] |
ure:cure, sure, pure...
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KK
(美式)
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DJ
(英式)
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IPA
(國際)
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一般規則
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有聲子音b | [b] | [b] | [b] |
b
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無聲子音c | [k] | [k] | [k] |
ca, co, cu, ck, -c
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有聲子音d | [d] | [d] | [d] | d |
無聲子音f | [f] | [f] | [f] |
f, ph
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有聲子音g | [g] | [g] | [g] |
ga, go, gu, -g
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無聲子音h | [h] | [h] | [h] |
h, who-
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有聲子音j | [dʒ] | [dʒ] | [dʒ] |
j, dr, dw, ge, gi, gy
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無聲子音k | [k] | [k] | [k] |
k
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有聲子音l | [l] | [l] | [l] |
l
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有聲子音m | [m] | [m] | [m] |
m
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有聲子音n | [n] | [n] | [n] |
n
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無聲子音p | [p] | [p] | [p] | p |
子音q | [kw] | [kw] | [kw] | qu |
[k] | [k] | [k] | -que | |
有聲子音r | [r] | [r] | [r] |
r
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無聲子音s | [s] | [s] | [s] |
s, ce, ci, cy
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無聲子音t | [t] | [t] | [t] |
t
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有聲子音v | [v] | [v] | [v] |
v
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有聲子音w | [w] | [w] | [w] |
w, wh
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子音x | [ks] | [ks] | [ks] |
x
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有聲子音y | [j] | [j] | [j] |
y在字首
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有聲子音z | [z] | [z] | [z] |
z
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無聲ch | [tʃ] | [tʃ] | [tʃ] |
ch
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無聲sh | [ʃ] | [ʃ] | [ʃ] |
sh
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無聲th | [θ] | [θ] | [θ] |
th在字首或字尾;author, enthuse...
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有聲th | [ð] | [ð] | [ð] |
th在字中;虛詞字首,如this, that...
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有聲ng | [ŋ] | [ŋ] | [ŋ] |
ng(g不發音), nk, nc
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有聲子音 | [ʒ] | [ʒ] | [ʒ] |
si, su:vision, pleasure
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特殊規則
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例子
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靜音b | -mb |
bom
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bt |
de
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靜音c | sc |
mus
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ck/cq |
a
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靜音d | -dge |
bri
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靜音e | -e |
cak
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靜音g | gn/gh | |
靜音h | wh- |
w
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ch/gh/rh |
c
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靜音k | kn- | |
靜音l | al/ol/ul |
wa
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靜音n | -mn |
Autum
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靜音p | pn-/ps-/pt- | |
靜音s | sl |
i
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靜音t | -tch |
ca
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母音+stle |
cas
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ften/sten |
lis
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靜音u | bu/cu/gu/qu |
b
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靜音w | wr- | |
who-/w+母音 | ||
gh | 在字首發[g] |
g
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在字中不發音 |
fi
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在字尾發[f] |
enou
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特殊規則
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例子
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-s | 無聲子音後發[s] |
desks, cups, ships...
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有聲子音後發[z] |
pens, sugars, bugs...
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-es | 尾音為[s]/[z]/[ʒ]/[tʃ]/[dʒ]時複數形為[ɪz] |
buses, watches, brushes...
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-ed | 無聲子音後發[t] |
walked
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有聲子音後發[d] |
used
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-ted/-ded發[ɪd] |
wanted, needed
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