Cursive_forms_of_the_International_Phonetic_Alphabet

Cursive forms of the International Phonetic Alphabet

Cursive forms of the International Phonetic Alphabet

Deprecated cursive forms of IPA symbols

Early specifications for the International Phonetic Alphabet included cursive forms of the letters designed for use in manuscripts and when taking field notes. However, the 1999 Handbook of the International Phonetic Association said:

There are cursive forms of IPA symbols, but it is doubtful if these are much in use today. They may have been of greater use when transcription by hand was the only way of recording speech, and so speed was essential. The cursive forms are harder for most people to decipher, and it is preferable to use handwritten versions which closely copy the printed form of the symbols.[1]

This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

Development

The cursive forms of the IPA presented in the 1912 edition of The principles of the International Phonetic Association. Two of these letters are obsolete: ⟨ǥ⟩ is now ⟨ɣ⟩, and ⟨ꜰ⟩ is now ⟨ɸ⟩.
ʈɖɟʔɓɗɳɲŋɫɬɮɭʎɽɼʀɸβθðʃʒzɹᶊᶎçɕʑɣʕɦɥʋʇʖʗɛaɑɔøœəʌæɐɜɪʊʏɒɤɯᶏᶗᶕː
The cursive forms of the IPA presented in the 1949 edition. Hover over the image to see modern printed letters. Click on any letter for a link to the corresponding article.

Example

The following passage is from the 1912 handbook:

The North Wind and the Sun spoken in 'Northern English'
More information IPA, Orthography ...

See also

References

  1. [1]
    International Phonetic Association (1999). Handbook of the International Phonetic Association: A Guide to the Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet. Cambridge University Press. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-52163751-0.
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