Re: SAMPA from IPA

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From: "David Barrow" <davidab@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2003 6:12 PM
Subject: SAMPA from IPA


> The sound represented by G in IPA is represented by G\ in SAMPA, and G
> in SAMPA is used to represent in IPA what looks like a V with a loop
> underneath it
>
> The sound represented by B in IPA is represented by B\ in SAMPA, and B
> in SAMPA is used to represent IPA symbol BETA.
>
> The sound represented by N in IPA is represented by N\ in SAMPA, and N
> in SAMPA is used to represent IPA n with a long inward turning right leg
>
> The sound represented by R in IPA is represented by R\ in SAMPA, and R
> in SAMPA is used to represent IPA upside down R.
>
> The sound represented by L in IPA is represented by L\ in SAMPA, and L
> in SAMPA is used to represent IPA upside down Y
>
> and, instead of using some variant of N or n to represent  the sound of
> Spanish ñ, SAMPA has J
>
> When they were designing SAMPA, what were they drinking because I'd like
> to try some : )
>
The best one is [K] for Welsh |ll|.