Timeline for What's the name of this non-IPA phonetic notation?
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| Feb 10, 2021 at 17:51 | comment | added | user9600 | The problem with IPA is that it's not intuitive for native English speakers, whereas these various dictionary systems are designed for native English speakers to be able to look at and understand without much effort. There's no reason for a monolingual dictionary to use a system designed to be used across languages, especially if that makes it more difficult for the people who will read it! | |
| Nov 16, 2018 at 3:20 | comment | added | zzzgoo | this answer helps a lot | |
| Aug 12, 2016 at 5:21 | comment | added | Chris Cirefice | @AntonSherwood If only we could have a standard notation that the world could follow for phonetics... IPA I suppose isn't sufficient. Alas, obligatory XKCD. I've worked with many lexicons, and nobody seems to conform to IPA. They all invent their own bizarre notation to make it "easier for users to understand the pronunciation". I get that to an extent, not everybody wants to take the time to learn IPA, but it should at least be an option for online dictionaries (i.e. they have IPA and whatever else they have custom-made). | |
| Aug 12, 2016 at 5:14 | comment | added | Anton Sherwood | @Tulains Córdova: You think an American cares an ounce for that fact? | |
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| Aug 11, 2016 at 19:32 | comment | added | Tulains Córdova | IPA is more widely used, isn't it? | |
| Aug 11, 2016 at 19:31 | vote | accept | Tulains Córdova | ||
| Aug 11, 2016 at 19:30 | history | answered | kristan | CC BY-SA 3.0 |