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wordtorque Word Inquiry Tools and Processes 

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Instructions:

Play as per usual for this game BUT include spelling out by graphemes before (or after) when asking for a word. Include sounding as well for extra scaffolding. Only include words that have been introduced. Model very explicitly with students before they play independently.

Example:

Shanti do you have <th> <ey> they?

Yes I have they <th> <ey>.

Notes:

In order to map the graphemes students need consistent practice. You can decide the order of saying, sounding, spelling.

'Shanti, do you have /ð/ /eɪ/ they <th> <ey> they?'

'Yes, I have they /ð/ /eɪ/ they <th> <ey> they.'

You can also have children use the word in a sentence if they need this scaffolding.

'Shanti, do you have they as in, they went swimming? <th> <ey> they?'

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Instructions:

Write 2 words on the board.

Students 'turn and talk' to a partner (or group of 3) and decide on ONE thing that is the same about both words and ONE thing that is different.

Take answers from any children and explicitly model to show

Example:

has have eg.

Same: 3 phonemes

Different: has- 3 graphemes, have - 4 graphemes

Notes:

I generally do this with bases so we are focusing on the grapheme - phoneme connections but you could also add affixes. Of course they can brainstorm more than one characteristic but they settle on one of each. There is an entry point for every child. You can also quickly see their levels of conceptual understanding, knowledge and skills.

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wordtorque

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This IPA keyboard allows you to type pronunciations of English words as they appear in major English dictionaries from publishers like Longman, Oxford, etc. Dictionary transcriptions are "phonemic transcriptions". They only give you the broad-strokes view of the pronunciation - just enough to make sure you won't confuse two different words. If you need to represent precise sound qualities (for example, the different quality of p in pot vs. spot) or differences between accents of English, use the full IPA keyboard instead.

After you copy text from the above box and paste it into your word processor or e-mail message, make sure you choose a Unicode font with IPA symbols in your word processor or e-mail application. Otherwise, phonetic symbols may not display correctly.

Recommended IPA fonts available on various platforms:

If some of the symbols don't display correctly, you'll need to download a third-party IPA font.

For help with transcribing, refer to Antimoon's chart with IPA phonetic symbols, example words, and recordings (make sure you read the footnotes).

Notes on specific symbols:

ɪ̈ can be used to represent a "weak ɪ" (as in ), which usually sounds like something between ɪ and ə.

ʊ̈ can be used to represent a "weak ʊ" (as in ), which usually sounds like something between ʊ and ə.

t̬ can be used to indicate places where a "flap t" is normally pronounced in American English. For example, letter can be transcribed /ˈlet̬əʳ/.

can represent an optional ə (schwa) before a syllabic consonant, as in .

ɛ, ɹ, ɚ, ɝ, ɫ and ɾ are not necessary in phonemic transcriptions, but are provided for those who might need them.

If you're learning other languages, check out my other online keyboards, e.g. Russian keyboard, French keyboard, etc.

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Type IPA phonetic symbols - online keyboard

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This IPA keyboard allows you to type pronunciations of English words as they appear in major English dictionaries from publishers like Longman, Oxford, etc. Dictionary transcriptions are "phonemic transcriptions". They only give you the broad-strokes view of the pronunciation - just enough to make sure you won't confuse two different words.

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The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a set of symbols that linguists use to describe the sounds of spoken languages.

This page lets you hear the sounds that the symbols represent, but remember that it is only a rough guide. There is lots of variation in how these sounds are said depending on the language and context. For example, in English voiceless plosives usually end with a puff of air called aspiration, but the voiceless plosives on this page aren't aspirated.

Choose a symbol to hear the sound it represents.

For best results, please use a browser with HTML5 Audio support. The latest version of any popular web browser will do.

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Vowels

Pulmonic consonants

Bilabial

Labiodental

Dental

Alveolar

Post alveolar

Retroflex

Palatal

Velar

Uvular

Pharyngeal

Glottal

Non-pulmonic consonants

Clicks

Voiced implosives

Ejectives

ǁ Alveolar lateral

ʛ Uvular

ʼ etc...

Other symbols

ʍ Voiceless labial-velar fricative

w Voiced labial-velar approximant

ɥ Voiced labial-palatal approximant

ʜ Voiceless epiglottal fricative

ʢ Voiced epiglottal fricative

ʡ Epiglottal plosive

ɕ Voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative

ʑ Voiced alveolo-palatal fricative

ɺ Alveolar lateral flap

ɧ Simultaneous ʃ and x

Affricates

t͡s Voiceless alveolar affricate

t͡ʃ Voiceless palato-alveolar affricate

t͡ɕ Voiceless alveolo-palatal affricate

ʈ͡ʂ Voiceless retroflex affricate

d͡z Voiced alveolar affricate

d͡ʒ Voiced post-alveolar affricate

d͡ʑ Voiced alveolo-palatal affricate

ɖ͡ʐ Voiceless retroflex affricate

Queries and comments can be directed to [email protected]

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Update (7/1/2019)

Salvete, everyone! Progress has been ongoing on two out of the three following features I had listed out in a prior update:

To search more intelligently for variations of Latin words, not just search for matches against their dictionary forms.

To provide full declension/conjugation tables for word entries and search results.

Essentially, we are writing a parser/assembler from scratch, which is painstaking. While Latin is considered a very academically rigid language, the fact remains that it still has several irregularities, plus a language that persists across millennia has a habit of changing, and we wanted to write our parser/assembler to account for some of the major deviations (like providing optional old poetic variations of declension endings). Like the website itself, the parser/assembler will be open-sourced to the public. It's intentionally been created as a self-contained component to keep it decoupled from the website.

So, I addressed "two out of three" of the features in the works. The third feature is: Adding tools, quizzes and games to the learning resources section. This has taken a back seat until the other two features are better hooked in with the parser/assembler. But it's certainly next on the road map!

Finally, I want to apologize for the slow responses to emails I have been receiving from every one of you. Rest assured, at the very least I can say with certainty that I have read every single message that has hit my inbox. I still aim to respond to each of you in kind-but for those of you asking for me to evaluate tattoos they want to get, let me hit you with a blanket statement: Don't get a tattoo of anything in a language you don't speak confidently. But if you insist, there's a Latin subreddit just for tattoos.

Back to the grind now. Also, there's now a fun little Critical Role easter egg in the search form, because I can do that.

Love you all,

-Kevin

P.S. When the new site launches, we are probably going to kill the ads. The amount of revenue is just enough to cover for the site's hosting costs, but for me it's also a tax nightmare, and most people have ad blocks anyway (I sure do!). But on a moral level, I also want to stop putting us further down what Mikko calls a "Free Lunch" style of service, where the service is provided "free of charge" in exchange for selling ads, which seem harmless but these networks promote tracking of personal data, even if the user does not consent to it. Since I can't control what the ad networks do, I'd rather opt just to eliminate ads entirely and provide this website as a legitimate "free lunch" so to speak, no strings attached. I make enough money to offset the hosting costs for now, and if we ever hit financial dire straits in the future, we can re-evaluate how to pay the costs.

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Latin Dictionary and Grammar Resources - Latdict

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Latin-English dictionary website featuring grammar resources and study aids like flash cards and an easy-to-read grammar section.

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In this demonstration page, normal input is disabled. You would also normally need to log-in, with a special user name and password. You can see the effect of normal editing by pressing the example button for each instruction below.

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Etymonline - Online Etymology Dictionary

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The online etymology dictionary (etymonline) is the internet’s go-to source for quick and reliable accounts of the origin and history of English words, phrases, and idioms. It is professional enough to satisfy academic standards, but accessible enough to be used by anyone.

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An explicit, systematic resource that explains the grapheme-phoneme links in 100 high frequency words and tells the tale about their history - words have stories and the stories help explain the spelling. Each word can be taught in a 10-minute whole-class lesson followed by quick practice sessions using worksheets, activities, and games to map the spelling.

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The Word Inquiry Process -explicit teaching is a vital part of all inquiry.

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Developing curiosity and knowledge about words in equal measure.

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Studying the interrelationship is vital to understanding spelling.