1 -*- outline -*-

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     3 * How install/uninstall?

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     5 To install in /usr/local/ run:

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     7   $ make install

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     9 If you want install in different place run:

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    11   $ make install prefix=PREFIX

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    13 If you install in nonstandard place and wont use dictionary for current user

    14 run:

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    16   $ make prefix=PREFIX install install-local-symlink

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    18 To uninstall run one command from list accordingly to installation procedure:

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    20   $ make uninstall

    21   $ make uninstall prefix=PREFIX

    22   $ make prefix=PREFIX uninstall uninstall-local-symlink

    23 

    24 * What file needed to create dictionary?

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    26 .tab_ and .descr, which contain text data in UTF-8 encoding.

    27 install

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    29 In .tab_ file lines which begin with '#' used as comment; space after '\n'

    30 (two chars) removed.

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    32 Words before first TAB character in .tab_ file supposed as translated word,

    33 rest text after TAB is word article.

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    35 ** .tab_ file format.

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    37 Used such format:

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    39   WORD [TAB] TRANSLATION [LF]

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    41 When processing TRANSLATION string in all occurrence of "\n " (literary

    42 back-slash small-letter-n and space) removed space.

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    44 ** .descr file format.

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    46 First line added to .ifo file as value of description.

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    48 Next lines ignored and used for miscellaneous notes.

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    50 * IPA chars.

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    52 Hare list of spetial IPA chars (code present in UTF-8 encoding):

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    54   θʃŋʧðʒæıʌʊɒɛəɑɜɔˌˈːˑṃṇḷ

    55   æɑɒʌәєŋvθðʃʒɚːɡˏˊˋ

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    57 You can copy/paste they in phonetic string.

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    59 ** TODO

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    61             Front       Central     Back

    62          long  short long  short long  short

    63   Close   iː    ɪ                 uː    ʊ

    64   Mid           e     ɜː    ə     ɔː

    65   Open          æ           ʌ     ɑː    ɒ

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    67       Diphthong          Triphthong

    68   Closing    Centring

    69    /eɪ/       /ɪə/        /aɪə/

    70    /aɪ/       /eə/        /ɑʊə/

    71    /ɔɪ/       /ʊə/

    72    /əʊ/

    73    /aʊ/

    74 

    75 ** Old vs. new transcription.

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    77 From "Better English pronunciation.":

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    79   Old  iː i e ɔː u uː ei ou ai au ɔi æ ɔ ʌ əː ɑː iə ɛə uə ə

    80   New  iː ɪ e ɔː ʊ uː eɪ əʊ aɪ aʊ ɔɪ æ ɒ ʌ ɜː ɑː ɪə eə ʊə ə

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    82 Also from wikipedia:

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    84   Old  æ e əː ʌɪ ɑʊ ɛə

    85   New  a ɛ ɜː aɪ aʊ eə

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    87 ** Emacs.

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    89 For entering IPA chars use IPA input method. To enable it type

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    91   C-u C-\ ipa <enter>

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    93 All chars from alphabet typed as usual. How type special chars see below:

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    95 For vowel:

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    97   æ ae

    98   ɑ o| (small letter o and ) or A (upper letter A)

    99   ɒ |o () or /A

   100   ʊ U (upper-letter-u)

   101   ɛ /3 (slash three)

   102   ɔ /c

   103   ə /e

   104   ʌ /v

   105   ɪ I

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   107 For consonant:

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   109   θ th

   110   ð dh

   111   ʃ sh

   112   ʒ zh or 3

   113   ŋ ng

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   115 Special chars:

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   117   ː : (semicolon)

   118   ˈ ' (quote)

   119   ˌ ` (back quote)

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