LL-L "Orthography" 2003.05.12 (04) [E]

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L O W L A N D S - L * 12.May.2003 (04) * ISSN 189-5582 * LCSN 96-4226
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From: Gary Taylor <gary_taylor_98 at yahoo.com>
Subject: Orthography

Hy Ron ën aw

yú go’ me thinkin ëbou’ maikin ë sistem të ri’e mi
yEshchry yin. Seein ëz i’s ë vërieëty yëv Ingglish, U
reeëlize dhë need in keepin i’ lúkin ëz Ingglish ëz
possëbaw, bë’ joo të dhë failinz ëv Ingglish
awthogrëphy dhis izn’ ëtawl eezy. Uv a’ tinven’ ë fyoo
carictëz dhë’ don’e ixist in Ingglish – dhus dhë
shwahr iz now wën ‘ë’ – dhë too ‘th’z ë ‘th’ ën ‘dh’,
glottaw stops ë ‘, ën how jë reprizen’ dhë standëd
Ingglish ‘food/good/blood’ yooz? Uv disiedid on food,
gúd ën blud. Wai(r) consënën’s ë reprizentid in
diffrën’ wayz in Inglish bë’ dhai(r) prënunsiaishën iz
unambigyooës uv kept i’ – dhus dhe ‘k’ cën be ‘c’, ‘k’
o(r) ‘ck’ etc.

Jus bë thinkin ëbou’ dhis, i’s givën me yë reel insi’e
intë dhoze ëv yoo woo speek ë non-standëdiezd langgwij
ën dhë problëmz invuwvd in chryin të settël on ë
standëd. If Ive ad so meny difficawtiz widh jus mi
yone acsën të cëntend widh dhen rispeck të dhoze
chryin të standëdize ë huw ranje ëv diffrën’
dieëlecks.

Sëm pointëz të mi yawthogrëphy:

(staandëd Ingglish follode by Eshchry)
Shaw’ vowz
big – big, beg – beg, pad – pad, bug – bug, bog – bog,
put – pú’, about – ëbow’

Long vowz
bead – beed (fienëlly iedhër ‘e’ or ‘ee’, dipendin on
Staandëd, dhus, be – be, bee – bee), bad – baad, arm –
ahm, door – do(r) (bracki’s të sho dhe ‘r’ izn’
prënounst), board/bald – bawd, two – too, bird –
be(r)d (ëgen ‘r’ no’ prënounst)

Difthongz (fienëlly / wen follode by yë fienaw
consënën’ (clustë) / wen follode by ënudhë sillëbaw)
pay – pay, cape – cape, making – maikin
high – hy, find – finde, finding – fiendin
boy – boy, voice – vois
now – now, pound – pound
know – no, known – none, voting – voetin
bear – bai(r)
pier – pee(r)
tour – too(r)

Yú wappy now Ron? Still ë bi' ëv fun :)

Gary

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