jet@karazm.math.uh.edu ("J. Eric Townsend") (03/22/91)
First problem: I'm not even sure of the name of the alphabet for which I need a font. I *think* it's "Unifon". It's a phonetic alphabet that has 40-some-odd characters, the point being that you can spell English words phonetically. Second problem: I need a font for this vaguely remembered alphabet. I'd prefer a PostScript font, but I'll live with a metafont or TeX .tfm description. Third problem: Is there any sort of ISO standard alphabet for dealing with pronouncing words? I'm trying to deal with the fact that certain words and names are spelled or pronounced incorrectly (depending on your point of view) and need some way to specify the "right" pronounciation. Email, and I'l summarize for the net. Thanks for any help, -- J. Eric Townsend - jet@uh.edu - bitnet: jet@UHOU - vox: (713) 749-2120 Skate UNIX or bleed, boyo... (UNIX is a trademark of Bell Laboratories).
shoulson@husc9.harvard.edu (Mark Shoulson) (03/24/91)
I remember a phoenetic alphabet called Unifon, so it's a good bet that you
have the name right. I remember it was in some science magazine (like
Science Digest or some other layman's [so as not to be too judgemental]
mag), um, how many years ago? must have been something like eight or so.
I never thought anything came of it, and haven't heard of it since (though
I remember leaving graffiti in it on the wall of my bunk--it was in summer
camp that I read about it). I don't know of any machine-usable fonts for
it ("Then why'd you post, jerk!?" "Sorry!"). Good luck finding one.
~mark
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Mark E. Shoulson: shoulson@husc9.harvard.edu