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March 10

Old word pronouncer

Is there a tool where I can enter old proto words, which can show me how to pronounce them, like dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s, læŋɡwɪd͡ʒ, etc.? ExclusiveEditor _{Notify Me!} 08:49, 10 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How to pronounce Proto-Indo-European is a delicate issue, since it's a reconstructed proto-language. For example, there's little concrete information available as to how the laryngeals would have been pronounced, while the glottalic theory claims that part of the standard reconstruction of the PIE stop consonants is incorrect. See Schleicher's fable for how scholarly reconstructions of PIE have changed over time... AnonMoos (talk) 09:03, 10 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe not how these words were pronounced back then, but how can I hear how to pronounce words like those I have gave example of? As I don't know the various linguistic notions used. ExclusiveEditor _{Notify Me!} 19:58, 10 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure what "those words" means in this context. The first is a reconstructed PIE form, while the second (which I ignored in my earlier answer) is just an IPA "broad transcription" of the modern English word "language"... AnonMoos (talk) 22:52, 10 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I found an IPA reader for English here. There might be other options. 惑乱 Wakuran (talk) 23:28, 10 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]