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ENGLISH PHONETICS-AN INTRODUCTION These are the symbols for the sounds of English The sounds are organised into the following different groups: “Short” Short” vowels “Long” Long” vowels Diphthongs (double vowel sounds)< sounds) Voiceless consonants Voiced consonants Vowel N° |i:|typical spellings: ee, e, ea, i, ie, ei, ey Exceptions quay |ki:|, people |pi:pl