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The IPA consonant chart: Mugwumps, holes and therapeutic suggestions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 February 2009

Caroline G. Henton
Caroline G. Henton
Affiliation:
Linguistics Program, University of California. Davis, Davis, CA 95616, U.S.A.
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For some time now it has been clear that the International Phonetic Alphabet consonant chart needs to be carefully re-examined, with a view to its intended provision and possible revision. This article appears as part of the current drive (see also Ladefoged (1987a)) to solicit suggestions for the improvement or revision of the chart, from all the manifold users of the IPA alphabet. The focus here is on the consonant chart, for while the representation of vowels has always been more problematic, the theoretical issues are of a different order and should be discussed separately.

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Revision of the IPA
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Journal of the International Phonetic Association , Volume 17 , Issue 1 , July 1987 , pp. 15 - 25
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Copyright © Journal of the International Phonetic Association 1987

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