What is Phonetic Symbols?

When we was in technical communication class. we learn something new. the topics called phonetic symbols.

What is Phonetics Symbols??
Phonetics means the study of the sounds of human speech, is one area of specialization within the field of linguistic. Unlike semantics, which deals with the meaning of words, phonetics is focused exclusively on the properties of speech sounds and their production.




Example of phonetics symbols:

THE AMERICAN BIGFOOT

     hæv ju hərd əv ðə əmɛrəkən bɪgfʊt? wɛl, ɪt ɪz ə nem gɪvən tu ə strendʒ kritʃər wɪtʃ ɪz bəlivd tu bi fawnd ɪn ðə fɔrəsts əv nɔrθ əmɛrəkə. mɔr ðæn 250 pipəl wər ripɔrtəd tu hæv sin iðər ðə kritʃər ətsɛlf ɔr ɪts dʒajənt fʊtprɪnts. hɪr ɪz æn əkawnt əv wən əv ðoz ɪnsədənts.

            mɪstər tʃæpmən ɪz ə ləmbərdʒæk. hi lɪvz wɪθ hɪz fæməli ɪn ə lɒg- kæbən ɪn ə fɔrəst ɪn nɔrθ əmɛrəkə. wən de hi wɛnt tu ə nɪrbaj vɪlɪdʒ tu baj səm prəvɪʒən, livɪŋ hɪz wajf ænd ðɛr dɒtər, ɛməli, æt hom. sun æftər hi hæd lɛft, mɪsəz tʃæpmən ænd ɛməli sæt dawn fɔr brɛkfəst. sədənli ðə lɪtəl pɔjntəd awt əv ðə wɪndo ænd ɪksklemd, " lʊk, məðər! wəts ðæt strendʒ- lʊkɪŋ kritʃər?""

            mɪsəz tʃæpmən lʊkt awt ænd sɒ mæn- lajk kritʃər wɒkɪŋ tu təwɔrdz ðɛr kæbən. ɪt wəz əbawt sɛvən fit tɒl. ɪts hol bɑdi, ɪksɛpt ɪts fes, wəz kəvərd wɪθ brawn hɛr. kwɪkli mɪsəz tʃæpmən pʊld ɛməli awt baj ðə bæk dɔr əv ðə kæbən. ðɛn ðe hɪd bətwin tu lɑrdʒ pajlz əv lɒgz. ðe sted ðɛr əntɪl mɪstər tʃæpmən rətərnd. wɛn mɪstər tʃæpmən hərd wət hæd hæpənd hi ɪmidiətli fɔrmd ə sərtʃ- pɑrti tu lʊk fɔr ðə kritʃər. bət ɪt wəz nowɛr tu bi fawnd.

            dɪd mɪsəz tʃæpmən ænd hər dɒtər rɪli si ə bɪgfʊt?
wɛl, ðɛr wər dʒajənt fʊtprɪnts ɒl ərawnd ðə kæbən tu pruv ðæt ðe dɪd. bət no wən noz fɔr ʃʊr wɛðər ə bɪgfʊt rɪli ɪgzɪst.

when u read the phonetics symbols above. the pronunciation must be like this:

THE AMERICAN BIGFOOT

        have you heard of the american bigfoot? well, it is a name given to a strange creature which is believed to be found in the forest of the north america. more than 250 people were reported to have seen either the creature itself or its giant footprints. here is an account of one of those incident.

       

       Mr chapman is a lumberjack. he lives with his family in a log-cabin in a forest in north america. one day he went to a nearby village to buy some prevision, leaving his wife and their daughter, emily, at home. soon after he had left, mrs chapman and emily sat down for breakfast. suddenly the little girl pointed out of the windows and exclaimed, "look mother! whats that stranges looking creatures?"

       Mrs chapman looked out and saw a man-like creature walking towards their cabin. it was about seven feet tall. its whole body, execpt its face, was covered with brown hair. quickly mrs chapman pulled emily out by the back door of the cabin. then they hid between two large piles of logs. they stayed there until mr chapman returned. when mr chapman heard what had happened he immediately formed a search. party to look for the creature. but it was nowhere to be found.

      Did  mrs chapman and her daughter really see a bigfoot? well, there were giant footprints all around the cabin to prove that they did. but no one knows for sure whether a bigfoot really exists.