Comments on: The IPA Translation Widget: a wonderful impossibility

By: Gonca Demir

Gonca Demir — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:19:39 +0000

Thanks a lot, I know I understand but this is very complex situaition. Standart transcript is to be another way.

But you are right sir, There is human behind everthing…

Thanks again, good working. Tke care of you…

By: will

will — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:30:33 +0000

Yes, that’s true. That’s what transcription is, at its very core. A variable description not of how a word sounds, but of how it was said by each person. You can find speech recognition software which tells you what words were said, but for actual IPA transcription, a human needs to be involved. Sorry!

By: Gonca Demir

Gonca Demir — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:28:27 +0000

thanks your answer,

I have to transcript sound by sound? ıs it true?

It takes lots of time, and it can be changeable one person to another, can’t it?

There is some system transcribing automatically just like phonetizer etc.

By: will

will — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:34:36 +0000

Gonca, I’m sorry to say that I don’t think you actually read the post you commented on, in which I state that no system is practically possible for any language, Turkish included. Approximations can be made, but then you’re just pumping out phonemes, completely ignorant of the speaker’s actual output. I don’t have Turkish IPA examples either, but that should be easy enough to find (or to make).

By: Gonca Demir

Gonca Demir — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:32:12 +0000

Is there any system; transcript IPA symbols with automatically.

Not ear by ear, sound by sound.

I know Latin-German-French-Italian language section but Turkish?

Can you give me some information?

or Do you have turkish text transcripted with IPA..

By: Jason Weisinger

Jason Weisinger — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:59:30 +0000

I use IPA almost every day, but for a much different reason. I study opera, so I need to make IPA translations for different languages. Mainly French, German and Italian. It’s important to also do English. I’ve taken many diction courses teaching me the IPA rules, but having a reference to check your work is always nice. So don’t assume that everybody looking for help is the type of student you mentioned in your last paragraph.

By: will

will — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 04:01:21 +0000

Jen, like I said in the article, you can find transcriptions of some words online, but you can never find transcriptions of a certain pronunciation online. Just learn the IPA, it’ll be a bit easier :)

By: christine

christine — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:40:49 +0000

hi? it is my first time to comment in this kind of web site! :) to be honest.. i’m searching and doing now my home work and that is to translate my full name into IPA. i find it hard but by seriously studying how to translate and convert it. i know i can do it!

By: Jen- Jen C. Cruz

Jen- Jen C. Cruz — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 11:38:37 +0000

guys please provide us a website which can help us to transcribe words into IPA please, because many need this, you may help many people. But your articles are really good and very clear. more power :)

By: Margaret

Margaret — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 06:03:24 +0000

haha. a phone-y. i got it.

actually, I would love a widget that can transcribe my IPA into English. I’m doing okay for myself here but I have no idea what word [wɛndeɪ] is supposed to be.