On Sat, Jul 27, 2002 at 04:43:05PM +0200, Arnt Richard Johansen wrote: > On Fri, 26 Jul 2002, Jordan DeLong wrote: > > > Various allowed IPA spellings should be able to be generated from > > the lojban spelling, correct? People adding words shouldn't need > > to enter that i'd imagine. > > I think it is unnecessary to print IPA descriptions after each and every > entry in the dictionary. But it might be a good idea to clarify with IPA > in cases where some more obscure pronunciation rules take effect. For > example, should the hypothetical name "kuias." be pronounced [kwI.As] or > [kujas]? If "kuias." were really a name, people should be able to look it > up in a dictionary instead of working through the necessary chapters of > CLL. Shouldn't it be spelled ``ku,ias.'' xor ``kui,as.''? Or are there some sort of default rule if someone leaves out the commas? > Another case is that a good dictionary should have an appendix (a > prependix?) which give most or all pronunciation rules. This would be a pretty short thing for lojban :P There aren't very many such rules. -- Jordan DeLong fracture@allusion.net
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