9. Working Group on Pronunciation
Convenor
Tjeerd Tichelaar ( Netherlands ) E-mail Mr. Tichelaar (tjeerd.tichelaar@ziggo.nl)
Creation of the Working Group
The Working Group was formed in response to resolution 11 of the Eighth Conference (Berlin, 27 August - 5 September 2002), which noted that the transliteration of geographical names from the script of one language into another script, such as romanization, does not normally provide a guide to the correct pronunciation of such names by persons who are unacquainted with the source language.
Current work plan
- Address content guidelines and feasibility of the production of national pronunciation guides
- Further the inclusion of pronunciation of individual geographical names in national gazetteers, through International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) files and/or audio files
- Cooperate with other UNGEGN Working Groups, particularly those dealing with Romanization and with Toponymic Data Files and Gazetteers, to further geographical names standardization
- Provide support for the collection of audio files for the UNGEGN Geographical Names Database
Meetings of the Working Group
The Working Group met:
- in association with the 25th UNGEGN session in Nairobi in 2009
- in association with other UNGEGN intiatives in Vienna, May 2008
- during the Ninth Conference in New York in 2007
- in association with the 24th UNGEGN session in Vienna in 2006
Reports of the Working Group
- 26th UNGEGN Session, 2011, W.P. 59
- 25th UNGEGN Session, 2009, W.P.91
- UNGEGN Information Bulletin 34, December 2007
- 24th UNGEGN Session, 2007, W.P.14
- UNGEGN Information Bulletin 32, September 2006
- 23rd UNGEGN Session, 2006, W.P.92
- UNGEGN Information Bulletin 30, September 2005
- UNGEGN Information Bulletin 28, July 2004