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Lexical data sources

A reference post, listing the lexical data sources that I know of. This post will be updated as I discover more.

Glossary


The International Phonetic Alphabet


In order to write sensibly about phonemes and allophones, we need a phonetic writing system - one where each symbol stands for a single sound, and each sound has its own symbol. Most commonly used is the International Phonetic Alphabet (though frequently with some personalisation).