stevertigo wrote:
Gregory Maxwell <gmaxwell(a)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