Re: Toy Alphabet

Very clever! It's similar to the Mentolatian syllabary
in that the vowel signs go on top of the consonants;
but the use of the null symbol to support syllables
that have none or one consonant is neat. That could be
a great help for the cumbersome Anian syllabary (yet
to be worked out in full). I might have to borrow that
idea, if you don't mind!

Also, I like the look of the symbols, especially when
connected.

Padraic.

--- Barry Garcia <barry_garcia@...> wrote:
> I was in class the other day mindlessly drawing when
> i was inspired to
> create yet another alphabet. This one works sort of
> like Hangul in that
> the letters are arranged in blocks. Depending where
> in the mouth the sound
> comes from, the letter has a general shape that's
> similar to all other
> sounds articulated in the same place.
>
> How it works:
>
> - All syllables are in blocks of three glyphs, and
> connected.
> - However, for consonant clusters, the consonant can
> stand alone. This
> goes in front of the next syllable block: b+ran
> - Vowels must use two null consonants
> - All syllables are graphically made up of three
> characters. A CV glyph
> must have the null consonant after the main
> consonant. a VC syllable must
> have the null consonant before the main consonant:
> ka = ka+0, ak = 0+ka
> - Vowel glyphs always go above the consonants.
> - Diphthongs are made by stacking vowels (these
> break the three glyph
> syllable block rule also).
>
> It's easier to see what i mean in actual written
> form. Here's the alphabet:
>
>
http://student.csumb.edu/dh/garciabarryjames/world/Alphabet.gif
>
> And here's my first and last names:
>
>
http://student.csumb.edu/dh/garciabarryjames/world/name.gif
>
> Now, i've said i dont like strictly linear scripts.
> What i should say is,
> i dont like strictly linear scripts where the glyphs
> are simple alphabet
> letters lines up, as in runes. Ordered this way,
> there's visual interest
> to me.
>
>
>
>
> __________________________
> Say you were split, you were split in fragments
> and not all the pieces would talk to you
> Wouldn't you want to be who you had been?
> Well baby, i want that too...

=====
raps il tenós mathin la ngouerma;
     mays comez le nces il luchets le secund.

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