Re: Question

[Scott Ferguson <prettyfly.productions@gmail.com>]

On 31/07/11 04:25, pch0317 wrote:
> Hi List,
> 
> Is it possible to type IPA signs in terminal?
> For example this sings:�??^(r)????t?????�??^? ?????????????.
> 
> If yes, how.
> 
> 
> Thanks
> 

No, (I'm too lazy to add a hesitant dental frictive there) and...
Yes. :-)
Try SAMPA.

Refs:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_Assessment_Methods_Phonetic_Alphabet
http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/sampa/
http://www.unilang.org/wiki/index.php/SAMPA

Debian packages:-
http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=sampa&searchon=names&suite=all&section=all&sourceid=mozilla-search

Cheers

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