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Re: Pronunciation guides for non-linguists

From:<veritosproject@...>
Date:Sunday, December 11, 2005, 20:36
[quote]Better to use something like _ou_i, don't you think?[/quote]
There you go...I guess that works.

On 12/11/05, Gary Shannon <fiziwig@...> wrote:
> --- Paul Bennett <paul-bennett@...> wrote: > > > On Sun, 11 Dec 2005 14:07:53 -0500, Gary Shannon > > <fiziwig@...> wrote: > > <snip> > > This is a good idea. You're headed for trouble if > > you don't specify which > > dialect(s) of English. "A" in "father" is usually > > /A/ but it can be /V/, > > /a/ or even /E/, plus or minus /:/. OTOH, having a > > set of comparison > > languages would help disambiguate a lot. > > There are limited letters in the elomi alphabet so > precise pronunciation is not so critical. "V" can pass > for "F", "B" can pass for "P" and so on. So in most > cases close is good enough. > > <snip> > > > > > I don't know much about the phonological uniqueness > > of the languages, but > > to reach the maximum number of L1 and L2 speakers, > > assuming those speakers > > have English as L1 or L2 (so they can read the rest > > of the page), > > I should have metnioned, the page this chart will be > used on will have no English on it, only Elomi. It > will be strictly a learn-by-pictures page (sample at > http://fiziwig.com/pix/imupix01.html ) > > --gary >