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This page was developed by Dr. Bett in
response to a request received on the simplified spelling mailing list
for a way to relate different solutions to the alphabet problem to the
International Phonetic Alphabet
Select the orthography you want to see mapped from the list on the left: Requests for mappings of additional orthogra- phies may be addressed to Steve |
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The best way to organized
the vowel phonemes of English speech is to group them into 4 categories:
Checked vowels (short)
Checked vowels are always followed by a consonant. Vowels at the end of English words are always from the free column. This fact should be incorporated into any orthography for English. Free vowels do not have to be marked unless they are follwed by a consonant. |
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| The 12 pure (or uncombined) vowels are listed in alphabetical aeiou order in the first two columns. The phonemes that are often merged by pragmatic orthographies are shown in white. Below each vowel are reference words that incorporate the sound. The combinations that are not included in Daniel Jones' IPA inventory are in gray. There is some variability in the combinations that orthographers consider essential. | LINKS
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Map - Language
Complete phoneme chart Saundz ov English (audio) Map-IPA -1 -2 Bibliography Alfabet history shape origins |
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