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More Harm than Good: Why Dictionaries Using Orthographic Transcription Instead of the IPA Should Be Handled with Care

dc.contributor.authorBryła-Cruz, Agnieszka
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-10T06:36:21Z
dc.date.available2023-01-10T06:36:21Z
dc.date.issued2022-12-29
dc.identifier.issn1731-7533
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11089/45251
dc.description.abstractThe aim of the present paper is to shed more light on using L1 (Polish) orthographic spelling to represent the pronunciation of English words in English-Polish dictionaries (e.g. journey /dżerni/, ship /szyp/) and discuss multiple drawbacks of this practice. While there are numerous advantages of using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) in foreign language teaching, some Polish lexicographers insist on, what they call, a “simplified” phonetic transcription. In my paper I conduct an overview of three English-Polish dictionaries which use orthographic transcription instead of the IPA and exemplify inevitable confusion and serious problems they present the learner with. The analysis reveals that orthographic transcription intensifies interference between L1 and L2 and contributes to the fossilization of the most persistent mispronunciations stemming from phonetic transfer. Inconsistent and inaccurate transcription prevents learners from spotting patterns and rules (such as e.g. non-rhoticity, vowel reduction, silent letters, etc.). It is argued that relying on ordinary spelling rather than the IPA is a short-sighted alternative which presents more problems than solutions.en
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiegopl
dc.relation.ispartofseriesResearch in Language;2en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
dc.subjectphonetic transcriptionen
dc.subjectdictionariesen
dc.subjectthe International Phonetic Alphabeten
dc.subjectorthographic spellingen
dc.subjectpronunciation practiceen
dc.titleMore Harm than Good: Why Dictionaries Using Orthographic Transcription Instead of the IPA Should Be Handled with Careen
dc.typeArticle
dc.page.number133-152
dc.contributor.authorAffiliationMaria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, Polanden
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dc.contributor.authorEmailagnieszka.bryla-cruz@mail.umcs.pl
dc.identifier.doi10.18778/1731-7533.20.2.02
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