Re: Bopomofo and pinyin

Herman Miller wrote:

> But are [i] and [y] distinct phonemes? [i] only occurs after {b d j l m n p
> q t x y}, [y] only after {c r s z}, and neither one after {f g h k w}.
If you distinguish q x j from ch sh zh, then you can write i after either of
them for the "voicing" final.  If you don't distinguish q x j from ch sh zh,
then you have to have a method for distinguishing the retroflexed voicing
final from the alveolopalatal voicing final.  Pinyin uses the first strategy,
GR uses the second (written i vs written y), WG uses a mixed strategy,
mostly the second (written i vs. written ih) with a redundant distinction
between sh (retroflex) and hs (alveolopalatal).

> Pinyin  Thryomanes
These finals are not pinyin, but a mixture of pinyin and WG, I think.
Or maybe pure WG.

> Pinyin  Thryomanes
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