':return: A dictionary giving the \'standard\' transcription for
each word.'

def transcription_dict(self):

    _transcriptions = {}
    for line in self.open(u'timitdic.txt'):
        if ((not line.strip()) or (line[0] == u';')):
            continue
        m = re.match(u'\\s*(\\S+)\\s+/(.*)/\\s*$', line)
        if (not m):
            raise ValueError((u'Bad    line:    %r' % line))
        _transcriptions[m.group(1)] = m.group(2).split()
    return _transcriptions
