On 7/21/2010 11:37 AM, Bob W wrote:
that's what IPA is for.
In one instance it is a type of beer which, given a large enough dose, makes
anyone seem fluent in any language.
In the other instance it is the International Phonetic Alphabet, which is a
way of representing the sounds of different languages. I had to learn and
use it when I was a student. It's very useful, although it doesn't
necessarily help one reproduce the sounds. Being able to write down the
clicks and stops in a language like Xhosa unfortunately doesn't mean one can
repeat them back!
I looked it up on Wikipedia. Turned on the Russian page. It is one text
of my native language that I totally fail to comprehend. I mean - I get
the idea of course, but trying to read into details - and voila - all
the words are suddenly Chinese to me.
But thanks anyway ;-).
Boris
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