STAR Speech Therapy Animation and imaging Resource

The International Phonetic Alphabet (revised to 2005)

Other Symbols

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ʍVoiceless labial-velar fricativeɕʑAlveolo-palatal fricatives (left) voiced, (right) voiceless
wVoiced labial-velar approximantɺVoiced alveolar lateral flap
ɥVoiced labial-palatal approximantɧSimultaneous
ʜVoiceless epiglottal fricativet͜s k͡pAffricates and double articulations can be represented by two symbols joined by a tie bar if necessary which can be above or below the symbols. (Available only in MRI formats.)

ʢVoiced epiglottal fricativePostalveolar affricates. Available only in MRI 2 and animation. N.B. these items do not appear in the original IPA Other Symbols chart.
ʡEpiglottal plosive

Charts reprinted with permission from The International Phonetic Association

How to refer to this resource: Lawson, E., Stuart-Smith, J., Scobbie, J. M., Nakai, S. (2018). Seeing Speech: an articulatory web resource for the study of Phonetics. University of Glasgow. 18th April 2024. https://www.seeingspeech.ac.uk/