The ''Journal of the International Phonetic Association'' (''JIPA'', ) is a
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that appears three times a year. It is published by
Cambridge University Press
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on behalf of the
International Phonetic Association
The International Phonetic Association (IPA; French: ', ''API'') is an organization that promotes the scientific study of phonetics and the various practical applications of that science. The IPA's major contribution to phonetics is the Interna ...
. It was established as ''Dhi Fonètik Tîtcer'' ("The Phonetic Teacher") in 1886. In 1889, it was renamed ''Le Maître Phonétique'' and French was designated as the Association's official language.
It was written entirely in the
IPA
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, with its name being written accordingly as "" and hence abbreviated "mf", until it obtained its current name and English became the official language again in 1971.
It covers topics in
phonetics
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and applied phonetics such as
speech therapy and
voice recognition. The journal is abstracted and indexed in the
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.
Editors
''(as dhi fonètik tîtcer)''
*1886–1887
Paul Passy
Paul Édouard Passy (; 13 January 1859, Versailles21 March 1940, Bourg-la-Reine) was a French linguist, founder of the International Phonetic Association in 1886.
He took part in the elaboration of the International Phonetic Alphabet.
Early life ...
''(as ðə fɔnetik tîtcər)''
*1887–1888 Paul Passy
''(as lə mɛːtrə fɔnetik)''
*1889-1914 Paul Passy
*1923– Paul Passy and
Daniel Jones
* –1949 Daniel Jones
''(as Le Maître Phonétique)''
*1950–1968
A. C. Gimson
Alfred Charles "Gim" Gimson (; 7 June 1917 – 22 April 1985) was an English phonetician.
Life
Gimson was educated at Emanuel School London, and University College London, where later in 1966 he became Professor of Phonetics, and in 1971 head of ...
*1969–1970
A. C. Gimson
Alfred Charles "Gim" Gimson (; 7 June 1917 – 22 April 1985) was an English phonetician.
Life
Gimson was educated at Emanuel School London, and University College London, where later in 1966 he became Professor of Phonetics, and in 1971 head of ...
and
John C. Wells
John Christopher Wells (born 11 March 1939) is a British phonetician and Esperantist. Wells is a professor emeritus at University College London, where until his retirement in 2006 he held the departmental chair in phonetics.
Career
Wells ea ...
''(as JIPA)''
*1971–1974 A. C. Gimson and John C. Wells
*1975-1985 John C. Wells
*1986–1989
Anthony Bladon
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*1990 (''ad hoc'' board)
*1990–1995
Ian Maddieson
Ian Maddieson (born September 1, 1942 in Watford, United Kingdom) is British-American linguist and professor emeritus of linguistics at the University of New Mexico, in the United States. He has served as Vice-President of the International Phone ...
*1996–1999
Martin Barry
*2000–2002?
Peter Ladefoged
Peter Nielsen Ladefoged ( , ; 17 September 1925 – 24 January 2006) was a British linguist and phonetician.
He was Professor of Phonetics at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he taught from 1962 to 1991. His book ''A Course ...
*2003?–
John Esling
John Henry Esling, (born 5 June 1949) is a Canadian linguist specializing in phonetics. He is a Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at the University of Victoria, where he taught from 1981 to 2014. Esling was president of the International Phonetic ...
(and co-editors?)
* –2011 John Esling and
Adrian P. Simpson
*2012–2014 Adrian P. Simpson
*2014–2015 Adrian P. Simpson and
Amalia Arvaniti
Amalia Arvaniti is a Greek linguist and Professor and Chair of English Language and Linguistics at Radboud University. She is known for her works on phonetics, phonology, and prosody, particularly intonation and speech rhythm. Arvaniti is a fo ...
*2016–2019 Amalia Arvaniti
*2019–''present''
Marija Tabain
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References
Further reading
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External links
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''Le Maître Phonétique''on
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