Pronunciation samples in Wiktonary, or even tools to ease creating them
are a frequently requested subject on feedback pages [1].
There have been considerations about IPA -> voice solutions but I
believe that audio recording and uploading through crowd sourcing has
several benefits: Dialects can be recorded and the recording user is not
required having knowledge about the IPA. Additionally, a voice-recording
tool may be used for other purposes in future as well, for example
spoken Wikipedia, provided that necessary free audio compression tools
are developed.
Now that UploadWizard[2], which a MediaWiki extension prototype[3]
depends on, needs a lot of refactoring, I proposed developing a gadget
with close community involvement. Future extension development will
benefit from that by means of feedback, metrics collected and
implementation.
The goal is producing something that is actually working, intuitive to
use and easy to deploy for Wiktionary administrators.
Please share your opinion on
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Finish_Pronunciation_Recording#D…
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Rainer Rillke
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Rillke
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Finish_Pronunciation_Recording#W…
[2]
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:UploadWizard
[3]
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:PronunciationRecording