Re: USAGE: Shaw alphabet (was Re: USAGE: Con-graphies)

On Monday, June 12, 2006 2:12 AM CEST, Tristan Alexander McLeay wrote:

> On 12/06/06, Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> wrote:
> ...
> > However, the letter <ø> is, in both languags, pronounced as IPA /ø/,
> > that is, /2/ in both CXS and X-SAMPA, not as IPA /œ/ = X-SAMPA /&/ =
> > CXS /9/.
>
> No! <2> and <9> are the same in CXS and X-SAMPA, chosen for the
> mnemonic value. It's CXS <&> vs <&\> and X-SAMPA <}> (or is it <{>?)
> vs <&> that differ.
>
> [2] and [9] are respectively the vowels in French "deux" and "neuf",
> IPA [ø] and [œ].
>
> CXS [&]=X-SAMPA [}]/[{] (whichever it is, I forget) is the vowel
> usually used to IPAify English "cat", IPA [æ].
>
> CXS [&\] =XSAMPA [&] is the very rare low front rounded vowel, IPA [ɶ].
For those who can't easily read IPA symbols in e-mails, this is a small capital oe ligature.

CXS [&] = SAMPA [{].

SAMPA [}] = CXS [u\] = IPA [ʉ] (barred u).

To remember which is one, turn your head as to read a smiley: the "}" turned 90°
to the right is curved as an "u".