;;; ipa-praat.el --- Inputting IPA characters with the conventions of Praat
-;; Copyright (C) 2011-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;; Copyright (C) 2011-2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
;; Author: Oliver Scholz <epameinondas@gmx.de>
;; Keywords: multilingual, input method, IPA
;; This is a new input method for IPA characters and diacritics, which follows
;; the conventions of Praat, a GPLed program for phonetical analysis.
-;;
+;;
;; This input method is much more complete than the current ipa.el.
;;; Code:
For most of the codes, the first letter tells you the most
-similar letter of the English alphabet. The second letter can be
+similar letter of the English alphabet. The second letter can be
t (turned), c (capital), s (script), r (reversed), - (barred or
-retracted), or / (slashed). One symbol (ɛ) is a phonetic version
-of a Greek letter. The codes for ə, ɤ, ʊ and ɞ are abbreviations
+retracted), or / (slashed). One symbol (ɛ) is a phonetic version
+of a Greek letter. The codes for ə, ɤ, ʊ and ɞ are abbreviations
for schwa, ram's horn, horseshoe, and kidney bean.
| | | ʑ \\zc | | | |
palatal | c c | ɲ \\nj | ç \\c, | | | |
| ɟ \\j. | | ʝ \\jc | j j | | | ʎ \\yt
-lab-pal. | | | | | | |
+lab.-pal. | | | | | | |
| | | | ɥ \\ht | | |
lab.-vela. | | | ʍ \\wt | | | |
| | | | w w | | |
uvular | ʛ \\G^ |
For most of the codes, the first letter tells you the most
-similar letter of the English alphabet. The second letter can be
-t (turned), c (capital or curled), s (script), - (barred),
-l (with leg), i (inverted), or j (left tail). Some phonetic
+similar letter of the English alphabet. The second letter can
+be t (turned), c (capital or curled), s (script), - (barred),
+l (with leg), i (inverted), or j (left tail). Some phonetic
symbols are similar to Greek letters but have special
phonetic (f) versions with serifs (ɸ, β, ɣ) or are otherwise
-slightly different (θ, χ). The codes for ŋ (engma), ð (eth),
-ʃ (esh), and ʒ (yogh) are traditional alternative spellings. The
-retroflexes have a period in the second place, because an
+slightly different (θ, χ). The codes for ŋ (engma), ð (eth),
+ʃ (esh), and ʒ (yogh) are traditional alternative spellings.
+The retroflexes have a period in the second place, because an
alternative traditional spelling is to write a dot under
-them. The code for ɾ is an abbreviation for fishhook.
+them. The code for ɾ is an abbreviation for fishhook.
* Diacritics
("\\gc" ?ɢ) ; voiced uvular
("\\?-" ?ʡ) ; epiglottal
("\\?g" ?ʔ) ; glottal
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+
;; nasals
("\\mj" ?ɱ) ; labiodental
("\\n." ?ɳ) ; retroflex
("\\r." ?ɻ) ; retroflex
("\\ht" ?ɥ) ; labial-palatal
("\\ml" ?ɰ) ; velar
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+
;; trills
("\\bc" ?ʙ) ; bilabial
("\\rc" ?ʀ) ; uvular
("\\fh" ?ɾ) ; alveolar
("\\rl" ?ɺ) ; alv.-lateral
("\\f." ?ɽ) ; retroflex
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+
;; lateral approx.
("\\l." ?ɭ) ; retroflex
("\\yt" ?ʎ) ; palatal
;; vowels
("\\i-" ?ɨ)
("\\u-" ?ʉ)
-
+
("\\mt" ?ɯ)
("\\ic" ?ɪ)
("\\yc" ?ʏ)
-
+
("\\hs" ?ʊ)
("\\o/" ?ø)