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{{Multiple issues| {{more citations needed|date=May 2025}} {{lead missing|date=April 2025}} }} {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="3"| SAMPA: English [[Consonants]] |- ! SAMPA ! Examples ! IPA |- ! {{mono|p}} | '''p'''en, s'''p'''it, li'''p''' | {{IPA|p}} |- ! {{mono|b}} | '''b'''ed, ri'''b''' | {{IPA|b}} |- ! {{mono|t}} | '''t'''wo, s'''t'''ing, be'''t''' | {{IPA|t}} |- ! {{mono|d}} | '''d'''o, o'''dd''' | {{IPA|d}} |- ! {{mono|4}} | be'''tt'''er, ma'''tt'''er ([[GenAm]]) | {{IPA|ɾ}} |- ! {{mono|tS}} | '''ch'''air, na'''t'''ure, tea'''ch''' | {{IPA|tʃ}} |- ! {{mono|dZ}} | '''g'''in, '''j'''oy, e'''dge''' | {{IPA|dʒ}} |- ! {{mono|k}} | '''c'''at, '''k'''ill, s'''k'''in, '''q'''ueen, thi'''ck''' | {{IPA|k}} |- ! {{mono|g}} | '''g'''o, '''g'''et, be'''g''' | {{IPA|ɡ}} |- ! {{mono|f}} | '''f'''ool, enou'''gh''', lea'''f''' | {{IPA|f}} |- ! {{mono|v}} | '''v'''oice, ha'''ve''', o'''f''' | {{IPA|v}} |- ! {{mono|T}} | '''th'''ing, brea'''th''' | {{IPA|θ}} |- ! {{mono|D}} | '''th'''is, brea'''the''' | {{IPA|ð}} |- ! {{mono|s}} | '''s'''ee, '''c'''ity, pa'''ss''' | {{IPA|s}} |- ! {{mono|z}} | '''z'''oo, ro'''s'''e | {{IPA|z}} |- ! {{mono|S}} | '''sh'''e, '''s'''ure, emo'''ti'''on, lea'''sh''' | {{IPA|ʃ}} |- ! {{mono|Z}} | plea'''s'''ure, bei'''ge''' | {{IPA|ʒ}} |- ! {{mono|h}} | '''h'''am | {{IPA|h}} |- ! {{mono|m}} | '''m'''an, ha'''m''' | {{IPA|m}} |- ! {{mono|n}} | '''n'''o, ti'''n''' | {{IPA|n}} |- ! {{mono|N}} | si'''ng'''er, ri'''ng''' | {{IPA|ŋ}} |- ! {{mono|l}} | '''l'''eft, be'''ll''' | {{IPA|l}} |- ! {{mono|r\}} | '''r'''un, ve'''r'''y | {{IPA|ɹ}} |- ! {{mono|w}} | '''w'''e | {{IPA|w}} |- ! {{mono|j}} | '''y'''es | {{IPA|j}} |- ! {{mono|W}} | '''wh'''at (some accents, such as [[Scottish English|Scottish]]) | {{IPA|ʍ}} |- ! {{mono|x}} | lo'''ch''' (Scottish) | {{IPA|x}} |} <!-- English --> {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="7"| SAMPA: English [[Vowel]]s |- ! colspan="3"| SAMPA !! rowspan="2"| Examples !! colspan="3"| IPA |- ! [[Received Pronunciation|RP]] !! [[GenAm]] !! [[Australian English phonology|AuE]] !! RP !! GenAm !! AuE |- ! {{mono|A:}} !! {{mono|A}} !! {{mono|6:}} | f'''a'''ther | {{IPA|ɑː}} | {{IPA|ɑ}} | {{IPA|ɐː}} |- ! {{mono|i:}} !! {{mono|i}} !! {{mono|i:}} | s'''ee''' | {{IPA|iː}} | {{IPA|i}} | {{IPA|iː}} |- ! {{mono|I}} !! {{mono|I}} !! {{mono|I}} | c'''i'''ty | {{IPA|ɪ}} | {{IPA|ɪ}} | {{IPA|ɪ}} |- ! {{mono|E}} !! {{mono|E}} !! {{mono|e}} | b'''e'''d | {{IPA|ɛ}} | {{IPA|ɛ}} | {{IPA|e}} |- ! {{mono|3:}} !! {{mono|3`}} !! {{mono|3:}} | b'''ir'''d | {{IPA|ɜː}} | {{IPA|ɝ}} | {{IPA|ɜː}} |- ! {{mono|{}} !! {{mono|{}} !! {{mono|{}}<ref>See [[bad–lad split]] for more discussion of this vowel in [[Australian English|Australian]] and [[English English]].</ref> | l'''a'''d, c'''a'''t, r'''a'''n | {{IPA|æ}} | {{IPA|æ}} | {{IPA|æ}} |- ! {{mono|A:}} !! {{mono|Ar\}} !! {{mono|6:}} | '''ar'''m | {{IPA|ɑː}} | {{IPA|ɑɹ}} | {{IPA|ɐː}} |- ! {{mono|V}} !! {{mono|V}} !! {{mono|6}} | r'''u'''n, en'''ou'''gh | {{IPA|ʌ}} | {{IPA|ʌ}} | {{IPA|ɐ}} |- ! {{mono|Q}} !! {{mono|A}} !! {{mono|O}} | n'''o'''t, w'''a'''sp | {{IPA|ɒ}} | {{IPA|ɑ}} | {{IPA|ɔ}} |- ! {{mono|O:}} !! {{mono|O}} or {{mono|A}}<ref>See [[Phonological history of the low back vowels#Cot–caught merger|low back merger]] for more discussion of this vowel in [[North American English]].</ref>!! {{mono|o:}} | l'''aw''', c'''au'''ght | {{IPA|ɔː}} | {{IPA|ɔ}} or {{IPA|ɑ}} | {{IPA|oː}} |- ! {{mono|U}} !! {{mono|U}} !! {{mono|U}} | p'''u'''t | {{IPA|ʊ}} | {{IPA|ʊ}} | {{IPA|ʊ}} |- ! {{mono|u:}} !! {{mono|u}} !! {{mono|}:}} | s'''oo'''n, thr'''ou'''gh | {{IPA|uː}} | {{IPA|u}} | {{IPA|ʉː}} |- ! {{mono|@}} !! {{mono|@}} !! {{mono|@}} | '''a'''bout | {{IPA|ə}} | {{IPA|ə}} | {{IPA|ə}} |- ! {{mono|@}} !! {{mono|@`}} !! {{mono|@}} | winn'''er''' | {{IPA|ə}} | {{IPA|ɚ}} | {{IPA|ə}} |} {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="7"| SAMPA: English [[Diphthong]]s |- ! colspan="3"| SAMPA !! rowspan="2"| Examples !! colspan="3"| IPA |- ! [[Received Pronunciation|RP]] !! [[GenAm]] !! [[Australian English phonology|AuE]] !! RP !! GenAm !! AuE |- ! {{mono|eI}} !! {{mono|eI}} or {{mono|e}} !! {{mono|{I}} | d'''ay''' | {{IPA|eɪ}} | {{IPA|eɪ}} or {{IPA|e}} | {{IPA|æɪ}} |- ! {{mono|aI}} !! {{mono|aI}} !! {{mono|Ae}} | m'''y''' | {{IPA|aɪ}} | {{IPA|aɪ}} | {{IPA|ɑɪ}} |- ! {{mono|OI}} !! {{mono|OI}} !! {{mono|oI}} | b'''oy''' | {{IPA|ɔɪ}} | {{IPA|ɔɪ}} | {{IPA|oɪ}} |- ! {{mono|@U}} !! {{mono|oU}} or {{mono|o}} !! {{mono|@}}} | n'''o''' | {{IPA|əʊ}} | {{IPA|oʊ}} or {{IPA|o}} | {{IPA|əʉ}} |- ! {{mono|aU}} !! {{mono|aU}} !! {{mono|{O}} | n'''ow''' | {{IPA|aʊ}} | {{IPA|aʊ}} | {{IPA|æɔ}} |- ! {{mono|I@}} !! {{mono|ir\}} !! {{mono|I@}} | n'''ear''', h'''ere''' | {{IPA|ɪə}} | {{IPA|iɹ}} | {{IPA|ɪə}} |- ! {{mono|E@}} !! {{mono|er\}} !! {{mono|e:}} | h'''air''', th'''ere''' | {{IPA|ɛə}} | {{IPA|eɹ}} | {{IPA|eː}} |- ! {{mono|U@}} !! {{mono|Ur\}} !! {{mono|U@}} | t'''our''' | {{IPA|ʊə}} | {{IPA|ʊɹ}} | {{IPA|ʊə}} |- ! {{mono|ju:}} !! {{mono|ju}} !! {{mono|j}:}} | p'''u'''pil | {{IPA|juː}} | {{IPA|ju}} | {{IPA|jʉː}} |} <!-- English --> {| class="wikitable" ! colspan=3| SAMPA: Other symbols used in transcription of English pronunciation |- ! SAMPA !! Explanation !! IPA |- ! {{mono|"}} | Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable), for example "happy" {{mono|/"h{pi/}} | {{IPA|ˈ}} |- ! {{mono|%}} | Secondary stress, for example "battleship" {{mono|1=/"b{tl=%SIp/}} | {{IPA|ˌ}} |- ! {{mono|.}} | [[Syllable]] separator | {{IPA|.}} |- ! {{mono|1==}} | [[Syllabic consonant]], for example {{mono|1=/"rIdn=/}} for ridd'''en''' | {{IPA|◌̩ }} |} <references />
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