stevertigo wrote:
Gregory Maxwell gmaxwell@gmail.com wrote:
I think the prospect of a nice machine synthesizer in the future (with the ability to provide real recordings, of course) is probably sufficient justification for continuing to use IPA all by itself.
Ah. The minimalist argument. :)
Question. I looked at [[International Phonetic Alphabet]], and while it is clear that IPA is an "international standard", I don't think the matter is really discussed there. I'm seeing arguments like "too international" (not so handy for English readers) and "not international enough" (too Anglo-centric). I'm quite sympathetic to the idea that there should be more IPA on the various Wikipedias and other projects. But I don't feel the foundations for that discussion have been laid. If for the example the WMF handed down some view on IPA, would it be endorsing a "standard international standard" like the SI system, or a "standard" such as some version of "imperial" units? All this affects attitudes, and the discussion on automation too.
Charles