Bob and newer Listers:
The vowel symbols that are enclosed in brackets such as [i] or,
sometimes in slashes such as /i/ are symbols from the International
Phonetic Alphabet or IPA for short. It is the most common method of
defining language sounds and is used in most of Europe where it was
developed. Consequently, it is more closely connected to the sounds
of the vowels as found in non-english languages. England and the
United States prefer other various forms of pronounciation guides but
IPA is the most common worldwide.
Examples:
[i] as in feet
[I] as in fit
[e] as in fate
[E] as in let or fête
[ae] as in that (American Version)
[a] as in file
[upside down script a] as in shout
[script a] as in father
[upsidedown v] as in fun
[U] as in full
[y] as in Fühl (German)
[Y] as in hütte (German)
[ø] as in schône (German)
[oe] as in coeur (French)
[backward c} in awe
[o] as in obey
[u] as in fool
Hope this helps
Lloyd W. Hanson, DMA
Professor of Voice, Pedagogy
School of Performing Arts
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
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