terms Phonetic and Phonemic

[Ingvild Roald]

I'd agree with Steve here

Ingvild 


> Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:01:44 -0500
> From: slevin at signpuddle.net
> To: sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
> Subject: Re: [sw-l] terms Phonetic and Phonemic
> 
> Hi Val,
> 
> I'd say that SW is a phonetic writing system with a phonemic alphabet 
> that can approximate phonetic writing with extra effort.
> 
> -Steve
> 
> Valerie Sutton wrote:
> 
> > SignWriting List
> > November 30, 2007
> >
> > HI Everyone!
> >
> > Regarding the general term "phonetic" and "phonemic"...
> >
> > I would like to ask all of you on the SignWriting List....
> >
> > Do you think of SignWriting as "phonetic" or "phonemic" ?
> >
> > I personally like to think of SignWriting as an alphabet that can be  
> > written either phonetically or phonemically, depending on the writer  
> > and the choices they make while writing...
> >
> > Technically we can write every nuance of a movement if we wish, and  
> > that would be more "phonetic"... more like "Movement Writing"
> >
> > or as time goes by...
> >
> > certain SignSpellings start to become standardized and slowly  
> > "phonemic" SignWriting happens too...
> >
> > No matter what, SignWriting is "alphabetic", but sometimes linguists  
> > and scholars want to define the kind of alphabet it is...
> >
> > Some say it is a "featural alphabet" and that it may be...but it is  
> > still an alphabet nonetheless...
> >
> > And I feel it can be either phonetic or phonemic depending on the  
> > writer?
> >
> > Am I wrong to think this?
> >
> > Val ;-)
> >
> >
> >
> > ____________________________________________
> >
> > SW-L SignWriting List
> >
> > Post Message
> > SW-L at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
> >
> > List Archives and Help
> > http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist/
> >
> > Change Email Settings
> > http://majordomo.valenciacc.edu/mailman/listinfo/sw-l
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ____________________________________________
> 
> SW-L SignWriting List
> 
> Post Message
> SW-L at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
> 
> List Archives and Help
> http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist/
> 
> Change Email Settings
> http://majordomo.valenciacc.edu/mailman/listinfo/sw-l
> 
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://listserv.linguistlist.org/pipermail/sw-l/attachments/20071201/a1b04ea5/attachment.html>
-------------- next part --------------



____________________________________________

SW-L SignWriting List

Post Message
SW-L at majordomo.valenciacc.edu

List Archives and Help
http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist/

Change Email Settings
http://majordomo.valenciacc.edu/mailman/listinfo/sw-l