Re: C-IPA underlying principles and methods

Tristan wrote:
> I personally don't see what the dot has to mean. I've always assumed
> that a dot is used when two IPA characters co-exist at the same place;
> otherwise, the centre of the character is the point. Thus, [&] *is* in
> between [a] and [E] (notice: the line disappears). (With my definition,
> it becomes clearer, and I would have no objection to [a{]==[E].)
Correction. I confused the looks of [&] with [6]. The line doesn't
disappear, but I think my point still stands; consider the sequence
[@\]--[@]--[3].

Tristan.