SPACE

Original Saundspel Message #33015

Space, I'm comparing your proposal with the Ig sounding system using the GA dialect. You have made an early step toward traditional orthography by using i for <iy> before ng, and y for <iy> before a vowel as the onset /j/ for that vowel. You have used the magic e to use the sounds of the letter vowels. I would let the children use capital vowel letters first instead of magic e for this transition to TO. Note that the emphasis for quality instead of sound quantity in the GA dialect makes Ig possible. Dennis.

----- Original Message -----
From: "space3456" <space3456@yahoo.com>
To: <saundspel@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 12:56 PM
Subject: [saundspel] My spelling reform proposal.


> Wut doo ue thhingk about mie speling reform prupoezul?
   <Wut dw iyw thhiynk u`bxwt mxy speliyng reform prupozul?>

>
   Sp - TO   - Ig
> ae - plate – <ey>
> ee - feet – <iy>
> ie - fight – <xy>
> oe - wrote - <o>
> ue - mute - <iyw>
>
> a - mat – <a>
> e - met – <e>
> i - sit – <i>
> o - cot, caught, father - <kxt, kct, fxthq>
> u - cut, again, away - <kut, u`gen, u`wey>
>
> oi - coin - <oy>
> oo - moon – <w>
> ou - mount – <xw>
> uu - wood - <oo, %, 8>
>
> ch - chip – <ch>
> ng - sing – <ng>
> sh - ship – <sh>
> th - that – <th>
> thh - think - <thh>
> zh - beige – <zh>
>
> ar - car –<xq>
> er - carry, fairy, merry, bear, fair - <er>
> ir - beer, steer, nearer, mirror – <iq>
         <biq, stiq, niq-q, miq-q>
> or - for, hoarse, horse, story, poor - <oq, or>

<foq, hoqs, hoqs, stoqy, poq>
> ur - hurry, furry, worry, purr, stir, fern – <q>

<hqy, fqy, wqy, pq, stq, fqn>
>
> . - used to separate vowels, as in ''vowel'' - vou.ul <vxwul>

<Thu iyws uv . az u vxw-ul sepq+eytq iz an `eksulunt xydiy-u in mxy upiniyun.>
>
> bdfghjklmnprstvwyz - use unchanged

Unchanged in quality for the Ig system, because letters used as vowels (w
and y) can have the quantity of voice determined by position.

>
> Sample sentence:
>
> I went home and boiled some water on the stove and wanted to look at
> the globe of the world and what else.
>
> Becomes:
>
> Ie went hoem and boi.uld sum wotur on thu stoev and wuntid too luuk
> at thu gloeb uv thu wuruld and wut els.

<Xy went home and boyuld sum wxtq cn thu stov and wxunid tw look at thu glob uv thu wquld and wut els.>

>
> Sample sentence:
>
> What my father told the court he had wanted was not to be caught with
> a quart of water in the cot of his daughter all hidden away in the
> cart of his brother.
>
> Becomes:
>
> Wut mie fothur toeld thu kort hee had wuntid wuz not too bee kot
> withh u kort uv wotur in thu kot uv hiz dotur ol hidun uwae in thu
> kart uv hiz bruthur.

<Wut mxy fxthq told thu kort hiy had wxunid wuz nxt tw biy kct withh

u kwort uv wxtq in thu kxt ov hiz dctq cl hiden uwey in thu kxqt uv hiz
bruthq.>

>
> Sample Sentence:
>
> They set the house on fire when they weren't careful.
>
> Becomes:
>
> Thae set thu hous on fie.ur wen thae wurnt kerful.
>
<They set thu hxws cn fxy-q wen they wqnt keqful.>

> Sample Sentence:
>
> There isn't much to be done about the vandalism on the wall.
>
> Becomes:
>
> Ther izunt much too bee dun ubout thu vandulizum on thu wol.
>
<Theq izunt much tw biy dun u`bxwt thu !vandu+lisum cn thu wcl.>

> Sample Sentence:
>
> Yeah, I will catch up with it.
>
> Becomes:
>
> Ye, ie wil kech up withh it.

<Iya-u, xy wil kech up withh it.>
>
>
> Question- Is ''thh'' for /T/ a bad idea?

 An excellent idea to begin - for children. Thank you Tom, and Thank you
Steve!

Updated 8 July 2006

For more information on Ig: http://www.lafn.org/~bj957/rules.htm.