International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) (== Template:IPA ==
The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.
Etymology
The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.
Related Terms
- Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
- Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
- Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on International Olympic Committee
- Wikipedia's article - International Olympic Committee
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Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski) is an international non-governmental, non-profit organization responsible for organizing the modern Olympic Games.
Etymology
The term "International Olympic Committee" is derived from the Greek word "Olympikos" (pertaining to Olympus), referring to the ancient games held at Mount Olympus, and "committee", a term of Latin origin ("com-" meaning "with" and "mittere" meaning "to send"), referring to a group of people entrusted with a certain task.
History
The International Olympic Committee was founded on 23 June 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin at the University of Paris. The IOC organizes the modern Olympic Games held in Summer and Winter, every four years.
Structure
The IOC is governed by the Olympic Charter, under the leadership of the President of the International Olympic Committee. The members of the IOC are elected from the National Olympic Committees.
Related Terms
- Olympic Games
- National Olympic Committees
- President of the International Olympic Committee
- Olympic Charter
- Pierre de Coubertin
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