Sounds of Speech app for iPhone and iPad
Notice: This Contains English Only Content. Spanish and German not included.
This application was originally designed at the University of Iowa to help students learning how the sounds of different languages are produced. Since its production, it has become a milestone for phonetics teaching tools around the globe.
Sounds of Speech™ provides a comprehensive understanding of how, physiologically, each of the speech sounds of American English is formed. It includes animations, videos, and audio samples that describe the essential features of each of the consonants and vowels of American English. Sounds of Speech™ is especially useful for students studying English as a second language. Features include:
Pros and cons of Sounds of Speech app for iPhone and iPad
Sounds of Speech app good for
Version 2.2.2 is very good and helps in learning the English language. I think this app is the best to learn the sounds and the phonetic transcription of the English language
A pioneer in online applications to help you understand how to use your mouth to produce English sounds, Ive using this application for several years first online and now in my iPad to train in proper American English pronunciation. Highly recommendable.
The sound doesnt play at animation.
Id like to listen to repeatedly.
Please fix soon
Some bad moments
New interface works slowly after couple of minutes after program start. iOS 9, iPad 4
It’s okay. Would be better to see this all on the larger iPad screen.
This app is the best! For teaching Pronunciation and English as second language, ESL!!
This app contains only few IPA symbol only.
This app should add more IPA symbol.
For example, there is not lateral fricative or lateral affricate at all.
I hope that this app have all of IPA symbol as soon as possible.
Only provides text definitions. Like a super small dictionary. No video. No audio. No pictures. Maybe just really broken right now?
I love this app. I use it with liners to show placement of the tongue. My hearing impaired and my accent modification clients find this app useful for home practice.
