README
changeset 15 3b3e166c793e
parent 14 a1a505947f5e
child 26 6dfc4ac2dc80
--- a/README	Thu Aug 06 17:06:28 2009 +0300
+++ b/README	Fri Aug 07 23:32:57 2009 +0300
@@ -49,6 +49,34 @@
 
 You can copy/paste they in phonetic string.
 
+** TODO
+
+            Front       Central     Back
+         long  short long  short long  short
+  Close   iː    ɪ                 uː    ʊ
+  Mid           e     ɜː    ə     ɔː
+  Open          æ           ʌ     ɑː    ɒ
+
+      Diphthong          Triphthong
+  Closing    Centring
+   /eɪ/       /ɪə/        /aɪə/
+   /aɪ/       /eə/        /ɑʊə/
+   /ɔɪ/       /ʊə/
+   /əʊ/
+   /aʊ/
+
+** Old vs. new transcription.
+
+From "Better English pronunciation.":
+
+  Old  iː i e ɔː u uː ei ou ai au ɔi æ ɔ ʌ əː ɑː iə ɛə uə ə
+  New  iː ɪ e ɔː ʊ uː eɪ əʊ aɪ aʊ ɔɪ æ ɒ ʌ ɜː ɑː ɪə eə ʊə ə
+
+Also from wikipedia:
+
+  Old  æ e əː ʌɪ ɑʊ ɛə
+  New  a ɛ ɜː aɪ aʊ eə
+
 ** Emacs.
 
 For entering IPA chars use IPA input method. To enable it type
@@ -67,13 +95,14 @@
   ɔ /c
   ə /e
   ʌ /v
+  ɪ I
 
 For consonant:
 
   θ th
   ð dh
   ʃ sh
-  ʒ zh
+  ʒ zh or 3
   ŋ ng
 
 Special chars: