Resources and Tools from Department of Phonetics and Linguistics, University College London

Posted on Friday, January 04, 2008

The Department of Phonetics and Linguistics, University College London offers on its website many useful resources and tools for learning English, all of which are freely accessible.

Features:

• KS3 grammar for ages 12-14 with explanations of terms and teaching suggestions

• Materials related to Estuary English, which is the English spoken in and around London, and Word Grammar, a theory of language structure initiated by Richard Hudson

• Tutorials on, among other subjects, phonetics and hearing

• Guides to using the International Phonetics Association (IPA) alphabet of phonetic symbols

• Software for studying and manipulating audio

• Speech Internet Dictionary, which provides definitions of terms used in phonetics, phonology and related sciences

• Categorized and searchable database of English pronunciation tips of the day

• Index of online study skills resources

Site URL: http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/resource/index.html

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