Re: Feature script

On Thursday, November 8, 2001, at 01:33 , Andreas Johansson wrote:

> The recent posts on "feature scripts" finally caused me to sit down and
> sketch a "native" writing system for Tairezazh (and Steianzh, Kesheazh,
> Altaizh, Telenzh and other underdevelopped langs from the same
> con-universe).
>
Not-yet-developed, not under-developed.  ;-)

> The script, called "Maidzhen Klaish" in Tairezazh, isn't a completely
>
My apologies--what does "Maidzhen Klaish" mean?  (It sounds lovely.)

> regular feature script, but has strong tendencies in that direction. The
> basic lettershapes are good for computer screens and printed text, but
> would
> propably be difficult to write by hand (read - ample opportunity for
> oddities) as "squary" vs "curvy" forms are very important. It's creators
> intended it to be compatible with any language, wherefore it have numerous
> signs that aren't used in Tairezazh.
>
<whistle>  So it's a sort of IPA for your con-universe.  ;-)  Were the
creators linguists?  Philosophers?  Some of both?

> There are four "basic" consonant signs, that primarily denotes voiceless
> stops - normally [p t k ?], but if a language had, say, the series [p t c
> k]
> it'd be simple to apply them to that instead. Tairezazh only have [p t k]
> ,
> and don't use the "?" sign. The characters look like, respectivly, a
> squary
> U, capital gamma, mirrored squary C and Z.
>
(I love your descriptions.  Cute!)

> Ps If I feel like it, I may make a webpage with graphics to show the
> things,
> but there may yet be revision.
>
I would like that--I'm unfortunately not at all a visual person, so having
an actual picture to look at would be helpful.

Yoon Ha Lee [requiescat@cityofveils.com]
http://pegasus.cityofveils.com

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