Editing SAMPA chart for English

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{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3"| SAMPA: English [[Consonants]]
|-
! SAMPA 
! Examples
! IPA
|- 
! {{mono|p}}
| '''p'''en, s'''p'''it, li'''p'''
| {{IPA|p}}
|-
! {{mono|b}}
| '''b'''ed, ri'''b'''
| {{IPA|b}}
|-
! {{mono|t}}
| '''t'''wo, s'''t'''ing, be'''t'''
| {{IPA|t}}
|-
! {{mono|d}}
| '''d'''o, o'''dd'''
| {{IPA|d}}
|-
! {{mono|4}}
| be'''tt'''er, ma'''tt'''er ([[GenAm]])
| {{IPA|ɾ}}
|-
! {{mono|tS}}
| '''ch'''air, na'''t'''ure, tea'''ch'''
| {{IPA|tʃ}}
|-
! {{mono|dZ}}
| '''g'''in, '''j'''oy, e'''dge'''
| {{IPA|dʒ}}
|-
! {{mono|k}}
| '''c'''at, '''k'''ill, s'''k'''in, '''q'''ueen, thi'''ck'''
| {{IPA|k}}
|-
! {{mono|g}}
| '''g'''o, '''g'''et, be'''g'''
| {{IPA|ɡ}}
|-
! {{mono|f}}
| '''f'''ool, enou'''gh''', lea'''f'''
| {{IPA|f}}
|-
! {{mono|v}}
| '''v'''oice, ha'''ve''', o'''f'''
| {{IPA|v}}
|-
! {{mono|T}}
| '''th'''ing, brea'''th'''
| {{IPA|θ}}
|-
! {{mono|D}}
| '''th'''is, brea'''the'''
| {{IPA|ð}}
|-
! {{mono|s}}
| '''s'''ee, '''c'''ity, pa'''ss'''
| {{IPA|s}}
|-
! {{mono|z}}
| '''z'''oo, ro'''s'''e
| {{IPA|z}}
|-
! {{mono|S}}
| '''sh'''e, '''s'''ure, emo'''ti'''on, lea'''sh'''
| {{IPA|ʃ}}
|-
! {{mono|Z}}
| plea'''s'''ure, bei'''ge'''
| {{IPA|ʒ}}
|-
! {{mono|h}}
| '''h'''am
| {{IPA|h}}
|-
! {{mono|m}}
| '''m'''an, ha'''m'''
| {{IPA|m}}
|-
! {{mono|n}}
| '''n'''o, ti'''n'''
| {{IPA|n}}
|-
! {{mono|N}}
| si'''ng'''er, ri'''ng'''
| {{IPA|ŋ}}
|-
! {{mono|l}}
| '''l'''eft, be'''ll'''
| {{IPA|l}}
|-
! {{mono|r\}}
| '''r'''un, ve'''r'''y
| {{IPA|ɹ}}
|-
! {{mono|w}}
| '''w'''e
| {{IPA|w}}
|-
! {{mono|j}}
| '''y'''es
| {{IPA|j}}
|-
! {{mono|W}}
| '''wh'''at (some accents, such as [[Scottish English|Scottish]])
| {{IPA|ʍ}}
|-
! {{mono|x}}
| lo'''ch''' (Scottish)
| {{IPA|x}}
|}

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{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="7"| SAMPA: English [[Vowel]]s
|-
! colspan="3"| SAMPA !! rowspan="2"| Examples !! colspan="3"| IPA
|-
! [[Received Pronunciation|RP]] !! [[GenAm]] !! [[Australian English phonology|AuE]] !! RP !! GenAm !! AuE
|-
! {{mono|A:}} !! {{mono|A}} !! {{mono|6:}}
| f'''a'''ther
| {{IPA|ɑː}}
| {{IPA|ɑ}}
| {{IPA|ɐː}}
|-
! {{mono|i:}} !! {{mono|i}} !! {{mono|i:}}
| s'''ee'''
| {{IPA|iː}}
| {{IPA|i}}
| {{IPA|iː}}
|-
! {{mono|I}} !! {{mono|I}} !! {{mono|I}}
| c'''i'''ty
| {{IPA|ɪ}}
| {{IPA|ɪ}}
| {{IPA|ɪ}}
|-
! {{mono|E}} !! {{mono|E}} !! {{mono|e}}
| b'''e'''d
| {{IPA|ɛ}}
| {{IPA|ɛ}}
| {{IPA|e}}
|-
! {{mono|3:}} !! {{mono|3`}} !! {{mono|3:}}
| b'''ir'''d
| {{IPA|ɜː}}
| {{IPA|ɝ}}
| {{IPA|ɜː}}
|-
! {{mono|{}} !! {{mono|{}} !! {{mono|{}}<ref>See [[bad–lad split]] for more discussion of this vowel in [[Australian English|Australian]] and [[English English]].</ref>
| l'''a'''d, c'''a'''t, r'''a'''n
| {{IPA|æ}}
| {{IPA|æ}}
| {{IPA|æ}}
|-
! {{mono|A:}} !! {{mono|Ar\}} !! {{mono|6:}}
| '''ar'''m
| {{IPA|ɑː}}
| {{IPA|ɑɹ}}
| {{IPA|ɐː}}
|-
! {{mono|V}} !! {{mono|V}} !! {{mono|6}}
| r'''u'''n, en'''ou'''gh
| {{IPA|ʌ}}
| {{IPA|ʌ}}
| {{IPA|ɐ}}
|-
! {{mono|Q}} !! {{mono|A}} !! {{mono|O}}
| n'''o'''t, w'''a'''sp
| {{IPA|ɒ}}
| {{IPA|ɑ}}
| {{IPA|ɔ}}
|-
! {{mono|O:}} !! {{mono|O}} or {{mono|A}}<ref>See [[Phonological history of the low back vowels#Cot–caught merger|low back merger]] for more discussion of this vowel in [[North American English]].</ref>!! {{mono|o:}}
| l'''aw''', c'''au'''ght
| {{IPA|ɔː}}
| {{IPA|ɔ}} or {{IPA|ɑ}}
| {{IPA|oː}}
|-
! {{mono|U}} !! {{mono|U}} !! {{mono|U}}
| p'''u'''t
| {{IPA|ʊ}}
| {{IPA|ʊ}}
| {{IPA|ʊ}}
|-
! {{mono|u:}} !! {{mono|u}} !! {{mono|}:}}
| s'''oo'''n, thr'''ou'''gh
| {{IPA|uː}}
| {{IPA|u}}
| {{IPA|ʉː}}
|-
! {{mono|@}} !! {{mono|@}} !! {{mono|@}}
| '''a'''bout
| {{IPA|ə}}
| {{IPA|ə}}
| {{IPA|ə}}
|-
! {{mono|@}} !! {{mono|@`}} !! {{mono|@}}
| winn'''er'''
| {{IPA|ə}}
| {{IPA|ɚ}}
| {{IPA|ə}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="7"| SAMPA: English [[Diphthong]]s
|-
! colspan="3"| SAMPA !! rowspan="2"| Examples !! colspan="3"| IPA
|-
! [[Received Pronunciation|RP]] !! [[GenAm]] !! [[Australian English phonology|AuE]] !! RP !! GenAm !! AuE
|-
! {{mono|eI}} !! {{mono|eI}} or {{mono|e}} !! {{mono|{I}}
| d'''ay'''
| {{IPA|eɪ}}
| {{IPA|eɪ}} or {{IPA|e}}
| {{IPA|æɪ}}
|-
! {{mono|aI}} !! {{mono|aI}} !! {{mono|Ae}}
| m'''y'''
| {{IPA|aɪ}}
| {{IPA|aɪ}}
| {{IPA|ɑɪ}}
|-
! {{mono|OI}} !! {{mono|OI}} !! {{mono|oI}}
| b'''oy'''
| {{IPA|ɔɪ}}
| {{IPA|ɔɪ}}
| {{IPA|oɪ}}
|-
! {{mono|@U}} !! {{mono|oU}} or {{mono|o}} !! {{mono|@}}}
| n'''o'''
| {{IPA|əʊ}}
| {{IPA|oʊ}} or {{IPA|o}}
| {{IPA|əʉ}}
|-
! {{mono|aU}} !! {{mono|aU}} !! {{mono|{O}}
| n'''ow'''
| {{IPA|aʊ}}
| {{IPA|aʊ}}
| {{IPA|æɔ}}
|-
! {{mono|I@}} !! {{mono|ir\}} !! {{mono|I@}}
| n'''ear''', h'''ere'''
| {{IPA|ɪə}}
| {{IPA|iɹ}}
| {{IPA|ɪə}}
|-
! {{mono|E@}} !! {{mono|er\}} !! {{mono|e:}}
| h'''air''', th'''ere'''
| {{IPA|ɛə}}
| {{IPA|eɹ}}
| {{IPA|eː}}
|-
! {{mono|U@}} !! {{mono|Ur\}} !! {{mono|U@}}
| t'''our'''
| {{IPA|ʊə}}
| {{IPA|ʊɹ}}
| {{IPA|ʊə}}
|-
! {{mono|ju:}} !! {{mono|ju}} !! {{mono|j}:}}
| p'''u'''pil
| {{IPA|juː}}
| {{IPA|ju}}
| {{IPA|jʉː}}
|}

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{| class="wikitable"
! colspan=3| SAMPA: Other symbols used in transcription of English pronunciation
|-
! SAMPA !! Explanation !! IPA
|-
! {{mono|"}}
| Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable), for example "happy" {{mono|/"h{pi/}}
| {{IPA|ˈ}}
|-
! {{mono|%}}
| Secondary stress, for example "battleship" {{mono|1=/"b{tl=%SIp/}}
| {{IPA|ˌ}}
|-
! {{mono|.}}
| [[Syllable]] separator
| {{IPA|.}}
|-
! {{mono|1==}}
| [[Syllabic consonant]], for example {{mono|1=/"rIdn=/}} for ridd'''en'''
| {{IPA|◌̩ }}
|}
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==See also==

*[[International Phonetic Alphabet chart for English dialects]]
*[[X-SAMPA]]

[[Category:SAMPA|Chart for English]]
[[Category:English phonology]]