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* How install/uninstall?

To install in /usr/local/ run:

  $ make install

If you want install in different place run:

  $ make install prefix=PREFIX

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

  $ make prefix=PREFIX install install-local-symlink

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

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

* What file needed to create dictionary?

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

In .tab_ file lines which begin with '#' used as comment; space after '\n'
(two chars) removed.

Words before first TAB character in .tab_ file supposed as translated word,
rest text after TAB is word article.

** .tab_ file format.

Used such format:

  WORD [TAB] TRANSLATION [LF]

When processing TRANSLATION string in all occurrence of "\n " (literary
back-slash small-letter-n and space) removed space.

** .descr file format.

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

Next lines ignored and used for miscellaneous notes.

* IPA chars.

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

  θʃŋʧðʒæıʌʊɒɛəɑɜɔˌˈːˑṃṇḷ
  æɑɒʌәєŋvθðʃʒɚːɡˏˊˋ

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

  C-u C-\ ipa <enter>

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

For vowel:

  æ ae
  ɑ o| (small letter o and ) or A (upper letter A)
  ɒ |o () or /A
  ʊ U (upper-letter-u)
  ɛ /3 (slash three)
  ɔ /c
  ə /e
  ʌ /v
  ɪ I

For consonant:

  θ th
  ð dh
  ʃ sh
  ʒ zh or 3
  ŋ ng

Special chars:

  ː : (semicolon)
  ˈ ' (quote)
  ˌ ` (back quote)