I know, I know. The science on “gluten sensitivity” is a bit murky. But the market for gluten-free products is clear as day. And enormous. Like, nearly-$9-billion-in-sales-in-2014 enormous. We’ve got ...

The following chart shows some of the International Phonetic Alphabet symbols and sounds they represent. Use it to decode the words found on your "Sound Communication" handout. The underlined portion ...

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In a Lingua Franca post a few weeks ago, I needed to use the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) to represent the different pronunciations of the English word People still talk about speech sounds ...

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Linguists study diverse languages. In order to transcribe the speech sounds of the world's many languages, linguists have developed a standardized alphabet known as the International Phonetic Alphabet ...