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Thu Laajik Beehhiend thu Kreeyyaeshin
uv thu Truespel Foeneem Set

bie Thomas E. Zurinskas
Kreeyyaeter uv Truespel

aufer truespel az u sullueshin tue thu praablim uv formeeng u kunssistint funnetik speleeng fer Eenglish, and fer aul werld laengwijiz. This iz u daunteeng task bikkuz thair aar menee soundz (foeneemz) in thu werld that aar naat spelt in Eenglish. Help iz needid tue ieddentifie and spel them aul. Iev bin lisneeng tue laengwijiz aan thu internet, and seem tue bee aebool tue truespel them aul in truespel withh sum speshool foeneem speleengz fer sertin soundz. Thu werld needz tue werk tuggether tue kreeyyaet u werldwied foeneem set. Thu aabjjektivz uv truespel iz givin billoe.

Ubjjektiv uv truespel

Truespel standerdieziz foeneem speleeng . This ennaeboolz us fer thu ferst tiem tue spel thu soundz uv laengwij az thoe wee wer taep rikkordeeng them, wun sound at u tiem. Thu standerd funnetik speleeng wil ullou eneewun tue reed bak truespeld tekst egzzaklee az it wuz sed. U forin laengwij ken bee red understtandiblee aan ferst trie. Truespel iz u nue impruevd prununseeyyaeshin giet for truddishinool ortthhaagrufee (TO).

     
    Ruelz uv truespel divvelupment.
     
  1. Divvelup foeneemz that aar az kloes tue moest kaamin Eenglish speleengz az paasibool.
  2. Yuez qwerty keez tue spel thu foeneemz withh noe speshool simboolz
  3. Yuez oenlee wun speleeng per sound and viesu versu;

  4. i.e., "y" kant bee boethh kaansunint and voul.
  5. Noe sielint leterz, but leterz ken bee kumbbiend tue spel u sound.

  6.  
  7. Indikaet thu stresd silubool in u werd (dubool kaansunint shoez stres).

  8.  
  9. Indikaet glaa’l staaps (withh an uppaastrufee).
  10. Bee aebool tue riet egzzaklee wut yue heer, dieyuleks and aul.
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17voulz
IPA
laung voulz
short vaulz
kumbbiend
ei
ae -sundae
a - at
aa - baa, are
air - hair, pair
i:
ee - eel, glee
e - edge, yes
er - other
eer - ear, fear
ai
ie - pie, siet
i - it, sit
or - for, more
ier - ire, fire 
ou / 'u
oe - toe
aa - cot=caat 
oi - oil, boi
ou -out, our, cow
u:
ue - blue, yue
u - up
oo - hook
au - auto, cost
oddities:  freeer, sur/ser [sir], muther, poeet, moeer [mower], ubbout, roez uv roezuz.

23 kaansunints= b, d, f, g (hard), h, j, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t , v, w, y, z, zh, sh, ch, th, thh

40 phonemes  17 vowels + 23 consonants   [full alphabet]

Krietteereeyu fer thu sound speleengz yuezd
Craiteria for tha saund spelingz yuzd

Heer iz u justifikkaeshin uv thu sellekshin uv thu foenneemz.

17 VOULZ
 

ae, ee, ie, oe, ue. Fer thu "laung" voul sound, sielent "e" iz plaesd nekst tue thu voul it maeks laung.

ae - presidint = sundae, gaelik. Aultternutivz kood bee "a" "ay" or "ai." But "a" needz tue goe withh "at" "bat" "that". "y" needz tue bee u kaansunint and hav u sound uv its oen. "ai" iz kloes, but thair aar mor kaesez uv "ae", due tue thu sielent e ruel, and "air" seemz tue bee u foeneem in itsself.

ee - presidint = keep, seen, meet. Aultternutivz = "e" "ea". But "e" iz needid fer get, met, tender. "ea" iz naat az prevulint az "ee", esppeshlee withh thu sielent e rule.

ie - presidint = tie, pie, tried. Aultternutivz = "i" "y" "ai". But "i" iz needid fer "it, if, did," "y" iz u kaansunint, and "ai" iz naat az prevulint due tue thu sielent e ruel and aulsoe ken goe withh "air"

oe - presidint = hoe, toe, Joe. Aultternutivz = "o" "ough" "oa" "ow". But "o" iz needid fer "fer" "or", "ough" invvaalvz kaansunints, "oa" iz u miennoritee form, "ow" invaalvz u kaansunint (naat aaptimool).

ue - presidint = true, blue. Aulternutivz = "u" "oo" "o" "ew" "ough". Uv theez, "oo" iz thu kloeses and maen kumppediter, but iz needid fer wool, good, book.


a, e, i, o, u. Uv thu "short" voulz,

o iz thu bigist praablem. It wuz deessieded naat tue yuez it ulloen, such az fer thu "aa" sound az in Taam, maam.. Its yuezd in kaambinnaeshinz tue shoe uther foeneemz such az "oe, oo, ou, oi, or" soe it haz much yues.
[notice that or is substituted for aur, however ar is not substituted for aar as in some orthographies]

u keeps thu moest prevulint sound az in "up, but, kut, dump." Is aulwaez thu short "u"

a keeps thu moest prevulint sound az in at, bathh, mash, dam. Noe reel aultternutiv.

e keeps thu moest prevulint sound az in get, left, rest. Noe reel aultternutiv

i keeps thu moest prevulint sound az in wit, liv, kis, chin. Noe reel aultternutiv


Fer thu kumbbiend voulz,

ou - presidint = out, shout. Aultternutivz = "aawt". But "aawt" iz u bit aukwerd.

au - presidint = august, autum. Aultternutivz = "aw". But "aw" inklluedz u kaansunint.

oi - presidint = oil. boil. Aultternutivz = "oy". But "oy" inklluedz u kaansunint.

aa - presidint = aardvaark, baa. Aultternutivz = "a" "ah" "o". But "a" iz needed fer at, tab, lap, "ah" inklluedz u kaansunint. "o" iz u kloes kumppediter but iz needed fer "or, mor, short". Aulthoe "o" iz bie faar thu prevulint speleeng uv this "aa" sound, it iz kunfyyuezeeng wen gloeboolee upllied. Fer instents "far"(TO) wood bee "for", hard(TO) wood bee "hord", bar(TO) wood bee "bor". Naat u good tranzzishin.

oo - presidint = wood, wool, good. Aultternutivz = "ou"(could), but "ou" iz needed fer out, shout, dout. Sum sae "uu" kood bee yuezd, but this haz u presidint laung "ue" sound in uther laengwijiz and in "vacuum."

air - presidint = fair, hair, air. Aultternutivz = "a" "ea" "are", But "a" fer far instted uv fair iz u bit kunfyyuezeeng. "ea" (bear) kan bee kunfyyuezd withh "ee", "are" invvaalvz u sielint "e" – naat good.

er - presidint = her, letter. aultternutiv, "or’ "ur" "ir". But "or" haz u sound uv its oen, "u" and "i" hav soundz uv thair oen that doent reelee mach withh "r". In fakt "e" chaenjiz its sound wen machd withh "r" soe thu pair iz its oen foeneem uppaart frum "e" and "r" ulloen.


23 KAANSUNINTS

b, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w, y, z . Theez aar thu saem az in TO. ("g" iz aulwaez haard.)

c = Yuezd oenlee withh ch

q = Naat needed

x = naat needid

sh, th, thh, zh, ch. "zh" and "thh" aar nue, az in" baezh, azhyer," and" thheenk, thhin, withh."

Alfubet 

 Same 40 grapheme chart for the Truespel Noetaeshun  17v-23c
a
ae
au
ch
e
ee
er
ash, at
aceaes
awau
boot buet
chek
dog daug
elboe
eeeel
urn ern
flag
i
ie
j
air
goat go't
horse
in  it
ice ies
jaw jau
kick kik
leg levul
mountin
nose noez
care cair
aa
oe
oo
ou
oi
sh
odd  aad
oaoet
hook pool
out  cou
oil  boi
pipe piep
roar ror
snake
shake shaek
tip
th
tth
u
ue:
yue
v
w
zh
the
thy thie
thug tthug
thigh tthie
up up
abut ubbut
ooze uez
shoot shuet
use
yuez
valve
valv
wave
waev
year yeer
yard yaard
azure
azhyur
buzz buz
zigzag
 Background Colors: yellow: 16 vowels and diphthongs + yue. brown background: 23 consonants



Aangoeweeng Divvelupmint
Ongowing Divellopment

Theez aar thu foeneemz sellekted tue repreezzent thu Eenglish langwij. We aar nou lookeeng at uther langwijiz. In fakt, thu foeneemz uv uther laengwijiz wer kunssiderd in divvelupeeng truespel tue inkkorpuraet prevulint formz. Fer instints, thu "aa" sound in "baa" was ferst tried az "ah" in truespel, but wuz chaenjd tue "aa" bikkuz that form iz prevulint in uther laengwijiz. Wee need tue noe wut formz aar out thair.

Thee ubjjektiv uv truespel iz tue SPEL WUT YUE HEER. Speleeng then bikkumz liek taep rikkordeeng. Reedeeng beekkumz liek plaeyeeng bak u taep rikkordeeng. Just run yer iez ullaung thu foeneemz ans sae them. This shood sertinlee enhhants tranzllaeshinz giedz and hoepfoolee enhhants lerneeng az wel. In order tue lern u langwij, yue at leest need tue bee aebool tue prunnounts it frum thu ritin werd. Thus, truespel duz fil u gap that needz fileeng. If truespel wernt invventid nou, it wood need tue bee invventid suen. Iev seen Japunnees spelt in Eenglish (roemin kairekterz) aan TV, and stil had u praablim withh prunnunseeyyaeshin, bikkuz uv thu lak uv kunssistint Eenglish speleeng uv foeneemz.

Iem sher that lerneeng reedeeng and rieteeng wood bee much eezeeyer fer litool children. Thae wood oenlee hav tue lern 40 foeneemz tue lern Eenglish. Mie 10 yeer oeld sun kood reed laarj werdz witthin an aawer. If truespel kood enhhants reedeeng fer just 1% mor childrin in thu werld, than it wood bee werthh implumenteeng.  

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