text_original: No one of the makers of French literature is more typically, more fundamentally French than he; and yet here, in a city almost unknown and absolutely unimportant three centuries ago, we are today assembled to do him honor and to acclaim him as the master of modern comedy.
text_transcription: NO ONE OF THE MAKERS OF FRENCH LITERATURE IS MORE TYPICALLY MORE FUNDAMENTALLY FRENCH THAN HE AND YET HERE IN A CITY ALMOST UNKNOWN AND ABSOLUTELY UNIMPORTANT THREE CENTURIES AGO WE ARE TO DAY ASSEMBLED TO DO HIM HONOR AND TO ACCLAIM HIM AS THE MASTER OF MODERN COMEDY
phonemes: nˈoʊwˈʌn ʌvðə mˈeɪkɚz ʌv fɹˈɛntʃ lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚɹ ɪz mˈɔːɹ tˈɪpɪkli, mˈɔːɹ fˌʌndəmˈɛntəli fɹˈɛntʃ ðɐn hiː; ænd jˈɛt hˈɪɹ, ɪn ɐ sˈɪɾi ˈɔːlmoʊst ʌnnˈoʊn ænd ˌæbsəlˈuːtli ˌʌnɪmpˈɔːɹtənt θɹˈiː sˈɛntʃɚɹiz ɐɡˈoʊ, wiː ɑːɹ tədˈeɪ ɐsˈɛmbəld tə dˈuː hˌɪm ˈɑːnɚ ænd tʊ ɐklˈeɪm hˌɪm æz ðə mˈæstɚɹ ʌv mˈɑːdɚn kˈɑːmədi.