text_original: In Southern Swabia the leading towns were Zurich, a free Imperial city ; Lucerne, at first under the Abbey of Murbach but later independent; and Bern which obtained Imperial "immunity" on the extinction of the family of Zarringen by which it was originally founded.
text_transcription: IN SOUTHERN FABIA THE LEADING TOWNS WERE TSURISH A FREE IMPERIAL CITY LUCERNE AT FIRST UNDER THE ABBEY OF MUEBAKCH BUT LATER INDEPENDENT AND BAIRN WHICH OBTAINED IMPERIAL IMMUNITY ON THE EXTINCTION OF THE FAMILY OF TSARRING IN BY WHICH IT WAS ORIGINALLY FOUNDED
phonemes: ɪn sˈʌðɚn swˈɑːbiə ðə lˈiːdɪŋ tˈaʊnz wɜː zjˈʊɹɪk, ɐ fɹˈiː ɪmpˈɪɹiəl sˈɪɾi ; lˈuːsɚn, æt fˈɜːst ˌʌndɚ ðɪ ˈæbi ʌv mˈɜːbɑːx bˌʌt lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt; ænd bˈɜːn wˌɪtʃ əbtˈeɪnd ɪmpˈɪɹiəl "ɪmjˈuːnᵻɾi" ɔnðɪ ɛkstˈɪŋkʃən ʌvðə fˈæmɪli ʌv zˈæɹɪndʒən baɪ wˌɪtʃ ɪt wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli fˈaʊndᵻd.