Wikspeak

WikSpeak () is a small dictionary of British English transcriptions with a function to download a pronunciation audio file from the Internet, but the pronunciation is American. It is intended to help non-native English speakers to master the language.
Rationale
The ability to identify phonemes is key to accurate comprehension and good pronunciation of a language. In school, children learn to associate letters and sounds by slowly pronouncing each phoneme composing a word.
The English language has an alphabet consisting of 26 letters, but these letters can be combined to produce 44 distinct phonemes. The unfamiliar sounds of phonemes not found in other languages often result in confusion and frustration for the non-native English speaker.
Dictionaries found on the web provide learners with word pronunciations spoken at a natural pace; however, they don't provide the opportunity for the listener to conveniently identify individual phonemes composing a word. WikSpeak is a program created to fill this void for English language learning.
Features
* The program requires an Internet connection; but starting from version 1.0 transcription dictionary is bundled with the program.
* Phonetic transcriptions are retrieved from Word Reference
* Pronunciations are retrieved from the Learner's Dictionary of Merriam Webster's
* IPA chart simplified for English with sound included in the program.
* A mimimal level of familiarity with the IPA will enhance users' experience with the program but it is not required.

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