Re: [lojban] Re: Dictionary software--Unicode, please

[Arnt Richard Johansen <arntrich@stud.ntnu.no>]

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.

Another case is that a good dictionary should have an appendix (a
prependix?) which give most or all pronunciation rules.

-- 
mu'o mi'e tsali