RFE Phonetic Alphabet

The RFE Phonetic Alphabet, named for a journal of philology, the (RFE), is a phonetic alphabet originally developed in 1915 for the languages and dialects of Iberian origin, primarily Spanish. The alphabet was proposed by Tomás Navarro Tomás and adopted by the in Madrid for the RFE and by the .Pop 1950 It is used solely in works based on Hispanic themes, such as the (ALPI), as well as phonetics manuals. Additionally, this phonetic alphabet is taught at the universities of Spanish-speaking countries such as Mexico.Cuétara Priede 2004, p. 46

Symbols

+ Bilabial consonants RFE Example Transcription Consonant IPA b bon̹dáđ̥ Voiced bilabial stop p páđre Voiceless bilabial stop m amár Voiced bilabial nasal m̥ (And.) mím̥mo Voiceless bilabial nasal ƀ áƀa Voiced bilabial fricative ƀ̥ (And.) la ƀ̥ótah Voiceless bilabial fricative

+ Labiodental consonants RFE Example Transcription Consonant IPA m̭ kom̭fúṡo Labiodental nasal f fáθįl Voiceless labiodental fricative v (emphatic) víđa Voiced labiodental fricative

+ Interdental consonants RFE Example Transcription Consonant IPA ḍ (emphatic) krúẓ ḍiƀína Voiced interdental stop ṭ áθṭe aká Voiceless interdental stop ṇ óṇθa Interdental nasal ẓ xųẓǥár θ móθo Voiceless interdental fricative đ r̄wéđa Voiced interdental fricative đ tomáđo Interdental approximant đ̥ bęrđáđ̥ Voiceless interdental approximant ḷ kaḷθađo Voiceless interdental lateral

+ Dental consonants RFE Example Transcription Consonant IPA d dúĉo Voiced dental stop t tomáɹ Voiceless dental stop n̹ món̹te Dental nasal z̹ déz̹đe Voiced dental fricative s̹ ás̹ta Voiceless dental fricative l̹ fál̹da Dental lateral approximant

+ Alveolar consonants RFE Example Transcription Consonant IPA n mã́no Alveolar nasal n̥ (And.) án̥no Voiceless alveolar nasal ŝ (W.Ast.) ŝóƀu Voiceless alveolar affricate z (Mex.) lo zíah s (And.) r̄osa ż r̄ażǥáɹ Voiced alveolar fricative ṡ káṡa Voiceless alveolar fricative l lúna Alveolar lateral approximant l̥ (And.) mųl̥lo Voiceless alveolar lateral approximant r ǫ́ra Alveolar flap r̥ mųr̥titú Voiceless alveolar flap r̄ kár̄o Alveolar trill ɹ kolǫ́ɹ Alveolar approximant ɹ̊ (Mex.) tɹ̊íǥo Voiceless alveolar approximant ɹ̱ (Chil.), (Mex.) ónɹ̱a, põɹ̱é Geminated voiced alveolar approximant ɹ̱̊ (Chil.) pę́ɹ̱̊o / pę́ɹ̱o Geminated voiceless alveolar approximant 𝽗 () Lax alveolar trill (Superscript form is 𝿍)

+ Prepalatal consonant RFE Example Transcription Consonant IPA n̮ án̮o Palatal nasal ɲ ŷ ŷúǥo Voiced palatal affricate ĉ múĉo Voiceless postalveolar affricate ž (Arg.) mažo Voiced postalveolar fricative š (Ast.) r̄eša Voiceless postalveolar fricative y máyo Voiced palatal fricative ẙ (Chil.) ẙefe / ẙjéfe j njéto Palatal approximant j̊ iŋ́ḱj̊éto / iŋ́ḱj̊eto l̮ kas̹tíl̮o Palatal lateral approximant ÿ sųƀÿuǥáɹ

+ Pospalatal consonants RFE Example Transcription ǵ ǵitár̄a ḱ ḱiméra ŋ́ iŋ́ḱirír ǥ́ ṡeǥ́iɹ x́ r̄ex́ír

+ Velar consonants RFE Example Transcription Consonant IPA g gųs̹táɹ Voiced velar stop k káṡa Voiceless velar stop ŋ nṹŋkaVelar nasal ǥ r̄oǥárVoiced velar fricative x xamás Voiceless velar fricative ł (Cat.) məlạł Velarized alveolar lateral approximant w wéṡo Voiced labio-velar approximant w̥ (esp. enf.) fw̥éra Voiceless labio-velar approximant

+ Uvular consonants RFE Example Transcription ŋ̇ doŋ̇ ẋwán ǥ̇ aǥ̇úxa ẋ eŋ̇ẋwaǥár

+ Laryngeal consonants RFE Example Transcription Consonant IPA h (And.) hǫ́rno Voiceless glottal fricative

+ Vowels RFE Description į ę ǫ ų Lowered i e a o u Unmarked vowels ᴉ ǝ ɐ 𝽘 𝽙 Relaxed (Superscript forms are ᵎ ᵊ ᵄ 𝿎 𝿏) ẹ ọ Raised ą Fronted ạ Backed ǫ̈ Labialized ę ö Labialized e ų̈ Labialized į ü Labialized i ə Schwa ĩ ã ũ õ, etc. Nasalized vowels á ó ę́ ã́ Vowels with stress marker aː oː lː sː mː nː, etc. Long (Vowel Length or Gemination) đ đ̥, etc. Reduced sounds

Sources RFE (1915) "Alfabeto fonético de la revista de filología española"; Revista de Filología Española 2: 374-376. Navarro Tomás, Tomás (1966) "El alfabeto fonético de la Revista de Filología Española"; Anuario de Letras 6: 5-19.

See also Phonetics Phonology Phonetic transcription International Phonetic Alphabet Phonetic alphabet (disambiguation)

References

Bibliography Alvar, Manuel; & Mouton, Pilar García. Textos Andaluces en Transcription fonética. Madrid : Editorial Gredos. Cuétara Priede, Javier. 2004. Fonética de la ciudad de México: Aportaciones desde las tecnologías del habla. México : Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Face, Timothy L. 2008. Guide to the Phonetic Symbols of Spanish. Sommerville, MA: Cascadilla Press. García Mouton, Pilar; & Moreno Fernández, Francisco (dir.). 2003. « Alfabeto fonético y otros signos », in Atlas Lingüístico (y etnográfico) de Castilla - La Mancha, Universidad de Alcalá. <http://www2.uah.es/alecman > Llisterri, Joaquim. 2012. La Transcription fonética, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Navarro Tomás, Tomás. 1915. “Alfabeto fonético ”, in Revista de Filología Española, tomo 2, pp. 374–376. Navarro Tomás, Tomás. 1966. “El alfabeto fonético de la Revista de Filología Española”, in Anuario de Letras, tome 6, 1966, pp. 5–19. Martín Butragueño, Pedro. 2012. Fonología variable del español de México. sección Alfabeto fonético Pop, Sever. La dialectologie : aperçu historique et méthodes d'enquêtes linguistiques, J. Duculot, Louvain, 1950, 2 vol. (volumen 1 y volumen 2) El International Phonetic Alphabet y el de la RFE

External links Irabar, Alexander. La transcripción fonética: Comentarios y materiales.