PPA signs
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PPA Characters
PDF file with the first version of Pictographic Phonetic Alphabet is here.
PPA characters for pulmonic CONSONANTS of the IPA
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PPA characters for VOWELS of the IPA
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Sound recordings on the IPA website
PPA Inventory
Under development.
Additional symbols for phonological features (DIACRITICS in IPA)
| N | Symbols | Meaning | Icon = pictographic metaphor |
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Voiced [+voice] (unnecessary for sounds voiced by definition: vowels, nasals, etc.) | Wavy shape & place = sound wave from the vocal cords |
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Creaky voiced | Arrow head = sharpness |
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Breathy voiced | Spiraling shape = breath & air |
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Aspirated | Spiraling shape & place = puff of air |
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Voiceless | Crossed bars = blocked way |
Symbols for MODES OF ARTICULATION for consonants
| N | Symbols | Meaning | Pictographic metaphor – combination of icons |
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Plosive | Sudden and single movement of interacting surfaces |
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Trill | Repetitive interaction of surfaces, vibration |
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Tap or flap | Single tap of one surface on another |
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Fricative | Surfaces rubbing against one another |
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Lateral | Free movement on the sides of interacting surfaces |
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Lateral fricative | Combination of 4 & 5 |
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Affricate | Late release, movement occur only on a second try |
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Clicks | Two points of contact ( ! = loudest consonants ) |
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Implosives | Ingressive and egressive airstream mechanism |
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Ejectives | Simultaneous closure of the glottis, air ejection |