Cursive forms of the International Phonetic Alphabet
{{Short description|Deprecated cursive forms of IPA symbols}}
{{IPA notice}}
Early specifications for the International Phonetic Alphabet included cursive forms of the letters designed for use in manuscripts and when taking field notes. However, the 1999 Handbook of the International Phonetic Association said:
There are cursive forms of IPA symbols, but it is doubtful if these are much in use today. They may have been of greater use when transcription by hand was the only way of recording speech, and so speed was essential. The cursive forms are harder for most people to decipher, and it is preferable to use handwritten versions which closely copy the printed form of the symbols.{{cite book|author=International Phonetic Association|year=1999|title=Handbook of the International Phonetic Association: A Guide to the Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet|publisher=Cambridge University Press|page=31|isbn=978-0-52163751-0}}
Development
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File:Cursive_IPA_(1949).png|thumb|center|400px|The cursive forms of the IPA presented in the 1949 edition. {{Unprintworthy inline|Hover over the image to see modern printed letters. Click on any letter for a link to the corresponding article.}}
rect 46 87 200 164 ʈ
rect 49 175 210 254 ɖ
rect 49 284 186 358 ɟ
rect 49 366 159 426 ʔ
rect 49 443 172 522 ɓ
rect 49 544 172 615 ɗ
rect 41 656 230 738 ɳ
rect 41 757 194 834 ƞ
rect 38 867 175 927 ɲ
rect 36 962 175 1020 ŋ
rect 41 1028 167 1099 ɫ
rect 41 1129 169 1206 ɬ
rect 41 1225 164 1304 ɮ
rect 44 1312 191 1408 ɭ
rect 41 1413 153 1482 ʎ
rect 298 87 459 164 ɽ
rect 301 186 418 251 ɼ
rect 303 279 413 331 ʀ
rect 301 366 429 440 ɸ
rect 303 465 410 528 β
rect 295 555 413 610 θ
rect 293 651 421 708 ð
rect 290 749 416 831 ʃ
rect 290 867 405 929 ʒ
rect 290 954 410 1017 z
rect 287 1055 413 1107 ɹ
rect 293 1154 451 1230 ᶊ
rect 295 1249 451 1312 ᶎ
rect 290 1345 413 1405 ç
rect 287 1430 410 1495 ɕ
rect 539 93 656 150 ʑ
rect 539 189 667 254 ɣ
rect 539 271 670 334 ʕ
rect 541 355 727 435 ɦ
rect 544 467 672 539 ɥ
rect 541 569 664 618 ʋ
rect 539 662 653 724 ʇ
rect 539 752 659 812 ʖ
rect 539 861 694 935 ʗ
rect 544 949 683 1011 ɛ
rect 536 1039 738 1102 a
rect 533 1145 670 1203 ɑ
rect 530 1244 672 1301 ɔ
rect 530 1337 664 1405 ø
rect 528 1430 689 1490 œ
rect 782 90 921 153 ə
rect 785 183 976 249 ʌ
rect 787 279 940 342 æ
rect 793 369 938 432 ɐ
rect 790 467 951 528 ɜ
rect 793 574 970 642 ɪ
rect 795 667 965 724 ʊ
rect 787 754 938 823 ʏ
rect 787 867 916 919 ɒ
rect 785 957 908 1011 ɤ
rect 790 1050 935 1107 ɯ
rect 782 1151 927 1214 ᶏ
rect 787 1249 921 1312 ᶗ
rect 785 1348 924 1411 ᶕ
rect 779 1432 919 1490 ː
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Example
The following passage is from the 1912 handbook:
File:Cursive IPA sample (1912).png spoken in 'Northern English']]
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! IPA ! Orthography |
{{IPA|ðə nɔrθ wind ænd ðə sʌn wər dispjuːtiŋ}} {{IPA|hwitʃ wɔz ðə strɔŋɡər hwɛn ə trævələr keːm əlɔŋ}} {{IPA|ræpt in ə wɔrm kloːk. ðeː əɡriːd ðət ðə wʌn huː fərst}} {{IPA|meːd ðə trævələr teːk ɔf hiz kloːk ʃud bi konsidərd}} {{IPA|strɔŋɡər ðæn ði ʌðər. ðɛn ðə nɔrθ wind bluː wið ɔːl}} {{IPA|hiz mait, bʌt ðə mɔr hiː bluː ðə mɔr kloːsli did ðə}} {{IPA|trævələr foːld hiz kloːk əraund him; ænd æt lɑst ðə nɔrθ}} {{IPA|wind ɡeːv ʌp ði ətɛmpt. ðɛn ðə sʌn ʃɔn aut wɔrmli, ænd}} {{IPA|imiːdjətli ðə trævələr tuk ɔf hiz kloːk; ænd soː ðə nɔrθ wind}} {{IPA|wɔz oblaidʒd tu konfɛs ðæt ðə sʌn wɔz ðə strɔŋɡər ɔv ðə tuː.}} | The North Wind and the Sun were disputing which was the stronger when a traveller came along wrapped in a warm cloak. They agreed that the one who first made the traveller take off his cloak should be considered stronger than the other. Then the North Wind blew with all his might, but the more he blew the more closely did the traveller fold his cloak around him; and at last the North Wind gave up the attempt. Then the Sun shone out warmly, and immediately the traveller took off his cloak; and so the North Wind was obliged to confess that the Sun was the stronger of the two. |