Staving JS Bangs:
>Peter Bleackley sikyal:
>
> > As a featural code is the most unambiguous and flexible manner of
> > representing pronunciation, and the Latin alphabet is universally available
> > on a simple computer keyboard, it has occurred to me that the most logical
> > writing system possible is to use the Latin alphabet as a featural code. I
> > would therefore like to propose such a code.
>
>This is a very interesting idea. I'll echo some others' comments and give
>you extra things to think about.
>
>First, is this meant to address all languages, or just ones that already
>use the Latin alphabet? Because you're missing things like clicks,
>ejectives, implosives, aspiration, etc.
Suggested symbols?
>Also, did you address the order that things must appear in?
It was implicit in the order I described things.
> > 1.3: Lateralisation
> > l indicates a lateral (since it both represents a laterals in its
> > most common uses, and is the initial letter of lateral).
>
>A lateral is implicitly an approximant, so perhaps you should allow the
>{w} to be ommited when writing a lateral sound. Then, {l} can stand for
>/l/, with variants like {lk} for a velar lateral.
Remember lateral fricatives! hl for [K] etc.
> > 1.4: Voicing
> > Consonants are by default voiceless. Voicing is indicated by
> > v since this is both a voiced consonant and the initial of voice.
>
>I think that voice should be automatic on sonorants, with a special
>"voiceless" mark used for the rare voiceless sonorant. How about {s} for
>voicelessness (is that already taken?).
I decided (for not entirely serious reasons), that self consistency came
higher on the list of priorities than usability.
Pete