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Re: CXS suggestions

From:Benct Philip Jonsson <bpj@...>
Date:Wednesday, July 13, 2005, 13:33
John Vertical skrev:

> Tho I should mentioned that I don't really like the way all ASCII > phonemic alphabets are just translitterations of the IPA. Especially > when it comes to conlanging: it's too easy to just pick phonemes which > are already well-known, instead of inventing some of your own. If there > were actual SYMBOLS mentioned somewhere for phones like a uvular tap or > a velar ejective lateral or non-sibilant (post/palato)alveolar > fricatives, I bet we'd be seeing them in conlangs a lot more.
Agree wholeheartedly. I'm no big fan of IPA for typographical reasons. OTOH the common sounds are those found in almost all human languages. -- /BP 8^)> -- Benct Philip Jonsson -- melroch at melroch dot se Solitudinem faciunt pacem appellant! (Tacitus)