Language nerd identification 你是語言宅嗎？
Stumbled upon this article behind a paywall but I was able to do the quick test from the viewable 11 items. I don't really self-identify with being a language nerd and the list confirms this, but I got to tick one checkbox at least and it tickles me:
People say IPA and you think transcription system, not beer. 聽人提到 IPA，你先想到標音系統，而非一種啤酒。
其實，IPA 算什麼？我還會更冷門的 SAMPA，不是森巴舞(samba)哦！以下是我製作的對照表。
I use SAMPA as the wide phonetic transcription throughout this website because it is pure ASCII, to save time entering quirky symbols for IPA.
SAMPA – IPA Mapping 元音對照表
I created this SAMPA–IPA vowel mapping (元音/母音對照表) for my own reference. Feel free to download or link to this page with proper attribution.
The Best of “You Know You’re a Language Nerd When…”
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- People say IPA and you think transcription system, not beer.