International Phonetic Association

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learned society non-profit organization scholarly organization

The International Phonetic Association is a scholarly organization that develops and promotes the International Phonetic Alphabet and the scientific study of phonetics worldwide.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
International Phonetic Association canonical	10
Association phonétique des professeurs de langues vivantes	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2760154 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: International Phonetic Association
Context triple: [Daniel Jones, memberOf, International Phonetic Association]

A. Lingva Komitato
Lingva Komitato was an early language committee responsible for overseeing and standardizing the Esperanto language before the establishment of the Akademio de Esperanto.
B. Commission for Linguistics
The Commission for Linguistics is a scholarly body within the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities dedicated to research and advancement in the field of linguistics.
C. Council for German Orthography
The Council for German Orthography is the official body responsible for regulating and standardizing German spelling and writing conventions across German-speaking countries.
D. Polish Language Council
The Polish Language Council is an official advisory body in Poland responsible for guiding and standardizing contemporary usage, spelling, and development of the Polish language.
E. Accademia della Crusca
Accademia della Crusca is Italy’s historic language academy, renowned as the principal authority on the standardization and preservation of the Italian language.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: International Phonetic Association
Target entity description: The International Phonetic Association is a scholarly organization that develops and promotes the International Phonetic Alphabet and the scientific study of phonetics worldwide.

A. Lingva Komitato
Lingva Komitato was an early language committee responsible for overseeing and standardizing the Esperanto language before the establishment of the Akademio de Esperanto.
B. Commission for Linguistics
The Commission for Linguistics is a scholarly body within the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities dedicated to research and advancement in the field of linguistics.
C. Council for German Orthography
The Council for German Orthography is the official body responsible for regulating and standardizing German spelling and writing conventions across German-speaking countries.
D. Polish Language Council
The Polish Language Council is an official advisory body in Poland responsible for guiding and standardizing contemporary usage, spelling, and development of the Polish language.
E. Accademia della Crusca
Accademia della Crusca is Italy’s historic language academy, renowned as the principal authority on the standardization and preservation of the Italian language.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	learned society ⓘ non-profit organization ⓘ scholarly organization ⓘ
abbreviation	IPA ⓘ
affiliatedWith	Cambridge University Press ⓘ
develops	International Phonetic Alphabet ⓘ
encourages	research in phonetics ⓘ teaching of phonetics ⓘ
field	linguistics ⓘ phonetics ⓘ
focusesOn	phonetic description of languages ⓘ phonetic theory ⓘ phonetic transcription ⓘ speech sounds ⓘ
founded	1886 ⓘ
foundedBy	Paul Passy ⓘ
hasCommittee	Council of the International Phonetic Association ⓘ Executive Committee of the International Phonetic Association ⓘ linked to: Council of the International Phonetic Association
hasMemberType	language teacher ⓘ linguist ⓘ phonetician ⓘ speech scientist ⓘ
headquartersCountry	United Kingdom ⓘ
headquartersLocation	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
issues	official IPA chart revisions ⓘ official guidelines for the International Phonetic Alphabet ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ French ⓘ
mainPublication	Handbook of the International Phonetic Association ⓘ Journal of the International Phonetic Association ⓘ
name	International Phonetic Association ⓘ
organizes	conferences on phonetics ⓘ workshops on phonetics ⓘ
originalName	Association phonétique des professeurs de langues vivantes ⓘ linked to: International Phonetic Association Dhi Fonètik Tîtcerz’ Asóciécon ⓘ
publishes	International Phonetic Alphabet charts ⓘ
purpose	development of the International Phonetic Alphabet ⓘ promotion of the International Phonetic Alphabet ⓘ promotion of the scientific study of phonetics ⓘ
regionServed	international ⓘ
regulates	use of the International Phonetic Alphabet ⓘ
scope	worldwide ⓘ
standardizes	International Phonetic Alphabet ⓘ
supports	standardization of phonetic notation ⓘ
usesScript	Latin alphabet ⓘ
website	https://www.internationalphoneticassociation.org/ ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Daniel Jones → memberOf → International Phonetic Association ⓘ

International Phonetic Alphabet → developedBy → International Phonetic Association ⓘ

International Phonetic Alphabet → firstPublishedBy → International Phonetic Association ⓘ

International Phonetic Alphabet → governingBody → International Phonetic Association ⓘ

International Phonetic Alphabet → updatedBy → International Phonetic Association ⓘ

Outline of English Phonetics → associatedWith → International Phonetic Association ⓘ

International Phonetic Association → name → International Phonetic Association ⓘ

International Phonetic Association → originalName → Association phonétique des professeurs de langues vivantes ⓘ

linked to: International Phonetic Association

John C. Wells → memberOf → International Phonetic Association ⓘ

International Phonetic Alphabet → createdBy → International Phonetic Association ⓘ

subject linked to: IPA

International Phonetic Alphabet → governedBy → International Phonetic Association ⓘ