International Phonetic Alphabet
alphabetic system of phonetic notation
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Summary
International Phonetic Alphabet is a phonetic alphabet[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of phonetic alphabet entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76,253 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: International Phonetic Association[3]
- Discoverer or inventor: Otto Jespersen[4]
- Creator: Alexander John Ellis[5], Henry Sweet[6], Daniel Jones[7]
- Based on: Romic alphabet[8], Latin script[9], Greek alphabet[10]
- Commons category: IPA charts[11]
- Has part(s): IPA symbol[12]
- Inception: August 1888[13]
- Official website: https://www.internationalphoneticassociation.org/content/ipa-chart[14]
- IPA transcription: ˌɪn.tɚˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l fəˈnɛt.ɪk ˈæl.fə.bɛt[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:International Phonetic Alphabet[16]
- Commons gallery: International Phonetic Alphabet[17]
- Topic has template: Template:Infobox IPA[18], Q15673665[19], Template:IPA[20], Q114872997[21], Template:IPA navigation[22]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/tags/ipa[23]
- Used by: lexicography[24], linguistics[25], speech-language pathology[26]
- Main Wikidata property: P898[27]
- Short name: IPA[28], API[29], AFI[30], IFA[31], AFE[32], ASE[33], YFA[34], NAF[35], BFƏ[36], EFE[37], UFA[38], PPA[39], TFA[40], AAI[41]
Why It Matters
International Phonetic Alphabet has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 186 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]