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Re: can we hear X-Sampa?

From:Henrik Theiling <theiling@...>
Date:Friday, January 6, 2006, 2:58
Hi!

John Vertical <johnvertical@...> writes:
> Arthaey Angosii wrote: > > > >Emaelivpeith Rodlox R: > > > So I'm here to ask\beg all of you -- is there a website that shows the > > > X-Sampa (or C-Sampa or whichever letter it is for conlangs) and lets us > > > listen to how it sounds? *curious* > > > >I don't know about anything specifically dealing with X-Sampa or CXS, > >but there are several sites out there with sound samples for the IPA > >itself. > > > >One is: http://www.ling.hf.ntnu.no/ipa/full/ > > > >HTH. > > Ugh, they have two different people pronouncing them ... making > especially the vowels difficult to compare to each another. And I > think I hear a few mispronounciations in there too - at least the > three other sites I know agree better with each another than this.
Yes, the vowels in particular are strange. At least the German ones. But then, vowels are complex beasts due to the freedom of the tongue. **Henrik

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