Re: Pronunciation guides for non-linguists

--- 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

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