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IPA & Transcription

Broad vs Narrow Transcription: What Detail Changes — Broad transcription leaves more phonetic detail unspecified; narrow transcription includes finer distinctions relevant to the task.
What Is the International Phonetic Alphabet? — The International Phonetic Alphabet, or IPA, is a standardized set of symbols for representing speech sounds.

Speech Sound Basics

Voiced vs. Voiceless Sounds: What Changes? — A voiced sound involves vocal-fold vibration during the relevant part of its production; a voiceless sound does not.
What Is a Minimal Pair? A Sound-by-Sound Check — A segmental minimal pair consists of two words in the same language variety with different meanings and the same sound sequence except at one position.