Re: Schwa vowel, which letter?
| From: | John Cowan <cowan@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, October 6, 1998, 19:12 |
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charles wrote:
> I think I need to add the schwa vowel to the standard 5
> in my projected conlang. Which letter (grapheme?) would be
> best to use for it? I've considered X, Y (Lojban),
> or using W for /u/ and U for schwa, or "-", and worse ...
Not surprisingly, I favor "y". Schwa is also one of the two
sounds of "y" in Welsh, and a sound similar to schwa in Russian
is conventionally transliterated "y".
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John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan cowan@ccil.org
You tollerday donsk? N. You tolkatiff scowegian? Nn.
You spigotty anglease? Nnn. You phonio saxo? Nnnn.
Clear all so! 'Tis a Jute.... (Finnegans Wake 16.5)