Re: Tengwar Mode: German

 --- Christian Thalmann <cinga@...> wrote: > ---
In conlang@yahoogroups.com, Steg Belsky
> <draqonfayir@J...> wrote:
>  > On Sun, 5 Jan 2003 10:10:52 +0000 (GMT) Mark A
> Miles
>  > <nine9@u...> writes:
>  > > On Sat, 4 Jan 2003, draqonfayir@j... wrote:
>  > > > I don't know German, but the system looks
> good!  Although i feel
>  > > bad for
>  > > > |w| /v/, stuck in a row all by itself. :-P
> Why did you use the
>  > > 'doubled
>  > > > S' letter for |z|, instead of a 'T + s-curl'
> combination like
>  > > > |x|?
>  >
>  > > Because a German Z is like 'ts'--e.g. Zeitgeist
> is pronounced
>  > > tsayt'gayst.
>  > > -Mark
>  > -
>  >
>  > Exactly!  That's what i meant.
>  > If "x" (ks) can be encoded as |K + S-curl|,
>  > then "z" (ts) could be encoded as |T + S-curl|.
>
> I have now relocated both /ks/ and /ts/ onto the
> double-stem
> tengwar, along with the new /pf/.  You're right, it
> was a
> bit inconsistent before.
>
my only question would be on the use of one symbol for
|e| [E], |e| [e] and |e| [@]. the first two i can
understand, but the third ? or is this just that as a
non teutophone i think of it as a different sound ?

bn

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bnathyuw | landan | arR
stamp the sunshine out | angelfish
your tears came like anaesthesia | phèdre

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