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International Phonetic Alphabet

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International Phonetic Alphabet

Summary

International Phonetic Alphabet is a phonetic alphabet[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of phonetic_alphabet entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42,111 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • International Phonetic Alphabet authored International Phonetic Association[3].
  • International Phonetic Alphabet is credited with the discovery of Otto Jespersen[4].
  • International Phonetic Alphabet is the creator of Alexander John Ellis[5].
  • International Phonetic Alphabet is the creator of Henry Sweet[6].
  • International Phonetic Alphabet is the creator of Daniel Jones[7].
  • International Phonetic Alphabet's instance of is recorded as phonetic alphabet[8].
  • International Phonetic Alphabet's based on is recorded as Romic alphabet[9].
  • International Phonetic Alphabet's based on is recorded as Latin script[10].
  • International Phonetic Alphabet's based on is recorded as Greek alphabet[11].
  • International Phonetic Alphabet's Commons category is recorded as IPA charts[12].
  • International Phonetic Alphabet comprises IPA symbol[13].
  • August 1888 marks the founding of International Phonetic Alphabet[14].
  • International Phonetic Alphabet's official website is recorded as https://www.internationalphoneticassociation.org/content/ipa-chart[15].
  • International Phonetic Alphabet's IPA transcription is recorded as ˌɪn.tɚˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l fəˈnɛt.ɪk ˈæl.fə.bɛt[16].
  • International Phonetic Alphabet's topic's main category is recorded as Category:International Phonetic Alphabet[17].
  • International Phonetic Alphabet's Commons gallery is recorded as International Phonetic Alphabet[18].
  • International Phonetic Alphabet's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox IPA[19].
  • International Phonetic Alphabet's topic has template is recorded as Q15673665[20].
  • International Phonetic Alphabet's topic has template is recorded as Template:IPA[21].
  • International Phonetic Alphabet's topic has template is recorded as Template:IPA[22].
  • International Phonetic Alphabet's topic has template is recorded as Q114872997[23].
  • International Phonetic Alphabet's topic has template is recorded as Template:IPA navigation[24].
  • International Phonetic Alphabet's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/tags/ipa[25].
  • International Phonetic Alphabet's used by is recorded as lexicography[26].
  • International Phonetic Alphabet's used by is recorded as linguistics[27].

Body

Definition and Type

International Phonetic Alphabet's instance of is recorded as phonetic alphabet[8].

Origins

August 1888 marks the founding of International Phonetic Alphabet[14].

Use and Application

International Phonetic Alphabet comprises IPA symbol[13]. Recorded used by include lexicography[26], linguistics[27], and speech-language pathology[28].

Why It Matters

International Phonetic Alphabet ranks in the top 5% of phonetic_alphabet entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42,111 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 158 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

lexicography linguistics Otto Jespersen speech-language pathology

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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