Despite being written in the Ionic dialect, it is not generally, and has not been since a time before the publication of books, considered to be the work of Herodotus and therefore according to current scholarly conventions the author merits the name "Pseudo-Herodotus."
dᵻspˈaɪt bˌiːɪŋ ɹˈɪʔn̩ ɪnðɪ aɪˈɑːnɪk dˈaɪəlɛkt, ɪɾ ɪz nˌɑːt dʒˈɛnɚɹəli, ænd həznɑːt bˌɪn sˈɪns ɐ tˈaɪm bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃən ʌv bˈʊks, kənsˈɪdɚd təbi ðə wˈɜːk ʌv hɪɹˈɑːdəɾəs ænd ðˈɛɹfoːɹ ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə kˈɜːɹənt skˈɑːlɚli kənvˈɛnʃənz ðɪ ˈɔːθɚ mˈɛɹɪts ðə nˈeɪm "sˈuːdoʊhɪɹˈɑːdəɾəs."