31 May 2006 @ 06:54 pm
Linguists! Help!  
I'm fairly sure some people on my flist are linguists, and I NEED your help.

I'm supposed to do a GERMAN phonetic transcription for homework using fonts for the computer. That's right, no hand-written transcription allowed. So I FINALLY got a phonetic symbols font to work but it appears some important fonts are missing - like the "schwa" and also the symbol for the German "ä" sound. Brilliant. I've tried several fonts but ...

Does anyone know a good complete font with the phonetic symbols I need to make a GERMAN transcription? Help! I'm at my wit's end and I need to hand it in tomorrow.

Thank you!
 
 
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One Evil Muffin[identity profile] legoline.livejournal.com on May 31st, 2006 05:52 pm (UTC)
Don't I know it! That's the one thing in my studies I'm truly horrible at...IPAs and phonetic transcriptions. Ijust don't HEAR it you know? I was really sure I'd fail my intermediate exam in English because of that...
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[identity profile] glorfinniel.livejournal.com on May 31st, 2006 06:10 pm (UTC)
I really enjoy writing them, and have a photographic memory so can write them quite well and quickly, but trying to hear the sound I find very tricky at times. Some of the sounds are SO similar as well!

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One Evil Muffin[identity profile] legoline.livejournal.com on May 31st, 2006 08:30 pm (UTC)
but trying to hear the sound I find very tricky at times. Some of the sounds are SO similar as well!


That's precisely my thought :o)

By the way and very random - I told my friend Lena how much I loved "Under Ice" and she asked whether she might read itas well? I promise she's very nice and she'll love it as well but I understand if you're not happy with the thought because you still regard the fic as being unfinished?
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[identity profile] glorfinniel.livejournal.com on May 31st, 2006 08:39 pm (UTC)
Well......yes, she may, but could I send you over the completed version first? It's very veyr VERY nearly done now :D

And I'm flattered...very flattered! :)
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One Evil Muffin[identity profile] legoline.livejournal.com on May 31st, 2006 09:00 pm (UTC)
Yes sure! I'm sure she's willing to wait one more day :o9 I'm excited to read the completed version :o)

(Well the compliment is well deserved :o) )
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[identity profile] glorfinniel.livejournal.com on May 31st, 2006 09:02 pm (UTC)
I have literally half a sentence to do! :D I just need to tweak it slightly and then I think it is done

I may need to reread it again tomorrow but once that sentence isdone I should be happy to send it over if you like :)
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One Evil Muffin[identity profile] legoline.livejournal.com on May 31st, 2006 09:49 pm (UTC)
Yay!
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[identity profile] glorfinniel.livejournal.com on May 31st, 2006 09:52 pm (UTC)
:)
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One Evil Muffin[identity profile] legoline.livejournal.com on May 31st, 2006 09:54 pm (UTC)
:o)
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[identity profile] glorfinniel.livejournal.com on May 31st, 2006 09:27 pm (UTC)
Done! :D
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One Evil Muffin[identity profile] legoline.livejournal.com on May 31st, 2006 09:49 pm (UTC)
Oh, brilliant!!! *jumps*
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[identity profile] glorfinniel.livejournal.com on May 31st, 2006 09:52 pm (UTC)
*jumps with you* It feels good to finish a fic. I haven't actually compelted a fic in AGES! :)
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One Evil Muffin[identity profile] legoline.livejournal.com on May 31st, 2006 09:54 pm (UTC)
That's why I keep writing short ones!

Oh I know! I should be off to bed actually but - what about a 10 minute meet-up to exchange fic? I've written a bit more of my college fi, too :o)
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[identity profile] glorfinniel.livejournal.com on May 31st, 2006 10:08 pm (UTC)
Oops, sorry!! I only just got this comment - oops :)
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