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If you learn the international phonetic alphabet there is no need for these primers.
by paozac 5y ago
If you learn the international phonetic alphabet there is no need for these primers.
- qalmakka 5y agoThis. I've studied the IPA once, and now it's way easier to learn new words in languages I don't know. It kinda gets messy when representing strange sounds full of diacritics though, but I guess there's no good way around that.
- ithkuil 5y agoKeep in mind you have to be aware of the difference of a phonetic and a phonemic transcription
- aix1 5y agoIPA is an amazing tool, but learning how to pronounce unfamiliar words without consulting a dictionary (to look up IPA transcription) is also a useful skill.