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pronunciation

vr.tr.pronunciation · INF.MED

Let an agent explain pronunciation as a linguistic phenomenon, relay how it is described, standardised and taught, describe variation and change with attribution, and distinguish pronunciation from spelling, accent and phonology.

Thing Registry Information and virtual systems

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain pronunciation as a linguistic phenomenon, relay how it is described, standardised and taught, describe variation and change with attribution, and distinguish pronunciation from spelling, accent and phonology.

The way a word or language is spoken, the production of speech sounds according to the rules and conventions of a language, variety or register, including standard and regional pronunciations, historical standards such as the Old National Pronunciation of early Republican Chinese, specialised conventions such as Japanese setsumei-yomi reading and lyrical or comedic pronunciations in performance, and mispronunciation relative to a norm; pronunciation is described in phonetics and phonology, recorded in dictionaries and taught in language learning.

What it is for: Speaking words intelligibly within a language.

It can be explain the concept; relay description and transcription; describe variation and standards; relay teaching and resources.

Distinguishing features

Sound production

Norms and variation

Transcription systems

Learning target

What it looks like

Not a visible object; spoken sound, represented in phonetic transcription.

How it is recognised

How words and languages are spoken

Standard, regional, historical, performance and learner pronunciations

Spelling is written form; accent is a pattern of pronunciation; phonology is the sound system

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms, as conventions

rule

is described by - the science of speech sounds

phonetics

is transcribed in - the standard notation

International Phonetic Alphabet

is contrasted with - the written form

orthography

In practice

Families and kinds

standard pronunciations such as Received Pronunciation and General American

regional and social pronunciations

historical standards such as the Old National Pronunciation

pronunciation of specific languages such as Occitan

reading conventions such as setsumei-yomi

lyrical and comedic pronunciation in performance

mispronunciation and learner pronunciation

Standards and regulation

Pronunciation dictionaries and broadcasting guides

Language academy norms in some countries

IPA conventions

Failure modes and hazards

Prescriptive judgement of accents

Confusing pronunciation with spelling

Stigmatising learners and regional speakers

Also called

Occitan pronunciationirregular lyrical pronunciationcomedic pronunciationsetsumei-yomiOld National PronunciationmispronunciationSino-Vietnamese readingjūbako-yomipronunciation of Interlinguavowel productionKlingon pronunciationsinogram readingnon-native pronunciations of Englishspelling pronunciationAnglophone pronunciation of foreign languagesAfrikaans pronunciationchữ Nôm readingyutō-yomiSino-Xenic pronunciationgeminationWest Germanic gemination

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Also registered as vr.tr.pronunciation

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What pronunciation is.

Linguistics.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is pronunciation, and how does it relate to phonetics, phonology, accent and spelling? definition
  2. Is the question about pronunciation, spelling or the sound system of a language? boundary

Transcription

Transcription.

Transcription

Transcription.

  1. How is pronunciation transcribed with the IPA and respelling systems? definition
  2. Which entry fits the International Phonetic Alphabet? action
Variation Variation and standards.

Attribution.

Standards

Standard pronunciations.

Standards

Standards.

  1. What standard pronunciations exist, including historical ones such as the Old National Pronunciation, and who sets them? provenance
  2. Is the presentation free of prescriptive judgement? boundary

Variation

Regional and social variation.

Variation

Variation.

  1. How does pronunciation vary by region, class and time, as sociolinguists describe? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Learn Teaching and performance.

Practice.

Teaching

Teaching pronunciation.

Teaching

Teaching.

  1. How is pronunciation taught to language learners, and what resources exist? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Performance

Performance conventions.

Performance

Performance.

  1. What are lyrical, comedic and reading conventions such as setsumei-yomi? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the specific convention? action
Context Change and technology.

Context.

Change

Sound change.

Change

Change.

  1. How does pronunciation change over time, and how is historical pronunciation reconstructed? provenance
  2. Which entry fits sound change? action

Technology

Speech technology.

Technology

Technology.

  1. How do speech synthesis and recognition model pronunciation? provenance
  2. Which entry fits speech synthesis? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should specific standard pronunciations be separate entries?
  • How should pronunciation dictionaries be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases naming language-specific and performance conventions; should they be split off?