Re: French reform (Re: C.Thalmann, & #1)

On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 21:10:06 -0400, # 1 <salut_vous_autre@...> wrote:

>/i/ = i
>/y/ = y
>/u/ = u
>/e/ = e
>/E/ = è (e`)
>/2/ = ö (o¨)
>/9/ = ö (o¨)
>/a/ = a
>/A/ = â (a^)
>/O/ = o
>/o/ = ô (o^)
>/@/ = ë
>/a~/ = ã (a~)
>/e~/ = &#7869; (e~)
>/o~/ = õ (o~)
>/2~/ = &#361; (u~)
That's a very intuitive system! I sometimes use a much less intuitive
transcription system that has certain similarities to Welsh spelling. It may
be written without any diacritics:

/i, j/: i
/e/: é or ee
/E/: e
/E~/: e~ or en/em*

/y, H/: y
/2/: ú or uu
/9/: u
/9~/: u~ or un/um*

/u, w/: w
/o/: ó or oo
/O/: o
/O~/: o~ or on/om*

/a/: a
/A/: á or aa
/A~/: a~ or an/am*

Notes:

If the nasalized vowels are written with following n/m, then final /n/ needs
to be written with _nn_, e.g. _bon_ ('bon') vs. _bonn_ ('bonne').

The weak schwa vowel is not transcribed because its occurence is
predictable. If required (in poetry), it may be transcribed as if it were /9/.

kry@s:
j. 'mach' wust

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