L-IFA Phonemic Alphabet
An Intuitive Bridge Between Spelling and Pronunciation
The /LËKAAN'YË INGLISH FËNIÎMIK ALFËBET/ (L-IFA) was specifically developed for learners of English as an additional language to simplify their learning journey. It builds on existing spelling knowledge, making transcribed words easy to visualise and memorise. Minimal use of additional symbols
It is written in uppercase to reinforce pronunciation over the written form and to avoid confusion between the two. Only a handful of additional symbols are used, making it easily accessible for learners. These include the two dots used for the central vowels: the strut vowel /Ä/ and schwa /Ë/; and the circumflex accent for diphthong glides before consonants, e.g., /ÄÎ/, /AÛ/. Glides before vowels or at the end of a word are represented as /ÄY/ and /AW/, for example. Common digraphs are used for some consonant sounds (e.g., SH, CH, TH). 
Lowercase is used for 'historical r' in non-rhotic accents and optional sounds, which may be omitted, for example, in fast speech. Optional sounds, which are usually not pronounced by native speakers, are depicted with an apostrophe. Primary stress is indicated with bold and larger font, while unstressed vowels are shown with smaller font. Essential details for learners of different accents
The flexibility of L-IFA allows for adaptation to learners of specific accents. 
Existing models, derived from the IPA, cover 12 accents, including Standard Southern British (SSB), Received Pronunciation (RP), and General American (GA). Standard Southern British (SSB)
London's current accent
External Links: Other Phonemic Systems
♦ Benjamin Franklin's Phonetic Alphabet A Reformed Mode of Spelling, 1779
♦ Romic Reform Alphabet Henry Sweet, 1877
♦ American Heritage Dictionary Pronunciation Symbols HarperCollins Publishers, N.D.
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