It is published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the International Phonetic Association.

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.

[3][2] It covers topics in phonetics and applied phonetics such as speech therapy and voice recognition, as well as "Illustrations of the IPA" that describe individual languages using the IPA.

(as dhi fonètik tîtcer) (as ðə fɔnetik tîtcər) (as lə mɛːtrə fɔnetik) (as Le Maître Phonétique) (as JIPA) Symbols to the right in a cell are voiced, to the left are voiceless.