IPA.rst
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+.. -*- fill-column: 78; coding: utf-8 -*-
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+.. include:: header.rst
+
+================
+ IPA in gadict.
+================
+.. contents::
+
+Document version.
+=================
+
+.. include:: VERSION.rst
+
+List of IPA chars for English transcription.
+============================================
+
+
+  θ ð ʃ ŋ ʧ ʒ ı ɡ ː ˌ ˈ ˑ ˏ ˊ ˋ
+  æ ɑ ɒ ʌ ʊ ɒ ɛ ə ɜ ɔ ɪ є ɚ
+
+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
+