This class will introduce (or re-introduce) participants to the basics of the International Phonetic Alphabet. We’ll look at how to read the vowel and consonant charts, and how to use them to make our accent work more specific and effortless. Then, we will put our skills into practice by exploring a dialect website that makes use of IPA.
By the end, you will have a roadmap for deciphering the alphabet, as well as a new set of skills to analyze any new dialect.