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Sounds of Speech Welcome to Sounds of Speech

Sounds of Speech provides a comprehensive understanding of how each of the speech sounds of American English, Spanish, and German are formed. It includes animations, videos, and audio samples that describe the essential features of each of the consonants and vowels of these languages. English Sounds of Speech is especially useful for students studying English as a second language. Please select a language below to continue.

Sounds of Speech (English) is available as a mobile app

The mobile app contains content for English only, with explanatory text in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean. For support with the iOS or Android version of Sounds of Speech, please contact uirf@uiowa.edu.

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The mobile app contains content for English only, with explanatory text in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean. For support with the iOS or Android version of Sounds of Speech, please contact uirf@uiowa.edu. Demo play_circle_outline