Re: ADMIN: Conlang welcome message
| From: | Dirk Elzinga <dirk_elzinga@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, September 10, 2003, 16:42 |
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On Monday, September 8, 2003, at 04:45 PM, Harald Stoiber wrote:
> On Mon, 8 Sep 2003 12:54:08 -0400, John Cowan
> <jcowan@...> wrote:
>
>> Here's the latest CONLANG welcome message. Comments solicited.
>
> Hi John, hello people,
>
> Since it was a mystery to myself for quite a while,
> I think that the welcome message should also mention
> that X-SAMPA is used on this list to transcribe IPA
> and perhaps it should also link to one site where
> people can get some info about X-SAMPA.
X-SAMPA may be the de facto standard, but I don't recall any statement
regarding X-SAMPA as the "official transcription system of CONLANG"
having been made, so I don't think that adding this to the CONLANG
welcome message would be appropriate.
Dirk
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Dirk Elzinga
Dirk_Elzinga@byu.edu
"I believe that phonology is superior to music. It is more variable and
its pecuniary possibilities are far greater." - Erik Satie
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