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Clarify usage of <pron> #2906

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@martinascholger

The current description of <pron> (pronunciation) is “contains the pronunciation(s) of the word”. The additional note refers to common notation systems for its content, e.g. IPA, Murray, etc.

In our case (17th-century Chinese-Spanish dictionary), we do not have a phonetic notation system; instead, we have verbalized pronunciation descriptions (e.g. prose instructions on how to pronounce the word). We think that could be used for these cases as well.

Therefore, we propose:

  1. addition to the remarks (in bold)
    The values used to specify the notation may be taken from any appropriate project-defined list of values. Typical values might be IPA or Murray, for example. In addition to formal notation systems, <pron> may also contain verbalized pronunciation instructions.

  2. Adding an example to illustrate <pron> with a verbalized pronunciation description, e.g. <pron>clara y un poco alto</pron>

Also see discussion at LingSig Meeting in Krakow: #2815

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