======= English ======= A generative approach to English vowels and a complaint on the ordering of letters. Vowel ----- ====== ======= === == Vowel Weak -------------- ------ Medial Nucleus IPA GV ====== ======= === == a a ə a ∅ i ɪ i u u u u e e i e o h ∅ ∅ ====== ======= === == === == ==== === ======= ======== ======================== Weak -Ǝ Comparison with General American English ------ -------- ----------------------------------------- IPA GV IPA GV Case MGE|MW Example === == ==== === ======= ======== ======================== ∅ ∅ əl -l uə ua ər -r ue /ua|ü-ə/ influence iə ea ən -n ia /ia|ē-ə/ media oʊ oa əm -m o /oa|ō/ retro === == ==== === ======= ======== ======================== === == ==== === ======= ======= ======================== Strong -r Comparison with General American English ------ -------- ---------------------------------------- IPA GV IPA GV Case MGE|MW Example === == ==== === ======= ======= ======================== aɪ ai aɪər air ie /ai|ī/ pie ɪ ui ɪr uir i /i|i/ pit eɪ ei ɛər eir ei /ei|ā/ eight ɔɪ oi ɔɪər oir oi /oi|ȯi/ void === == ==== === ======= ======= ======================== === == ==== === ======= ======= ======================== Strong -r Comparison with General American English ------ -------- ---------------------------------------- IPA GV IPA GV Case MGE|MW Example === == ==== === ======= ======= ======================== aʊ au aʊər aur ou /au|au̇/ loud ʊ uu ʊr uur u /u|u̇/ put ɜː eu ɜːr eur ö /eu|œ/ Möbius (loanwords) ɔː ou ɔːr our (o)/ou /ou|ä/ (cot)/thought === == ==== === ======= ======= ======================== === == ==== === ======= ======= ======================== Strong -r Comparison with General American English ------ -------- ---------------------------------------- IPA GV IPA GV Case MGE|MW Example === == ==== === ======= ======= ======================== æ ae ær aer ae /ae|a/ apple uː ue ʊər uer ue /ue|ü/ clue iː ee ɪər eer ee /ie|ē/ peek oʊ oe ɔər oer oe /o|ō/ toe, so === == ==== === ======= ======= ======================== === == ==== === ======= ======= ======================== Strong -r Comparison with General American English ------ -------- ---------------------------------------- IPA GV IPA GV Case MGE|MW Example === == ==== === ======= ======= ======================== ɑː ah ɑːr ahr a/(o) /ou|ä/ father/(bother) ʌ uh ʌr uhr u /a|ə/ but/what ɛ eh ɛr ehr e /e|e/ met ɒ oh ɒr ohr o /ou|ä/ bother/cot === == ==== === ======= ======= ======================== Letter Order ------------ Alphabetic order ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. We could switch ⟨G⟩, ⟨Z⟩, and ⟨C⟩. And swap ⟨X⟩ and ⟨Y⟩. i.e. ABGDEFZ HIJK LMNOP QRS TUV WYXC 2. We could also relocate ⟨X⟩ and ⟨C⟩ where samekh and tsade belong. i.e. ABGDEFZ HIJKLMN XOPCQRS TUVWY 3. We could make good use of @ as a teth (or θήτα) alternative. We could always fall back to ⟨th⟩. Looks close enough to a wheel, doesn't it? In the alphabetic order, it would fit nicely after ⟨H⟩. i.e. ABGDEFZ H\@JKLMN XOPCQRS TUVWYI ;Sik.saa order ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ====== ========= Letter Name ====== ========= a ei i ai u yue ------ --------- e hee(/ee/) o oe h heich ------ --------- k kei q kyue g gee ====== ========= ====== ========= Letter Name ====== ========= x eks c see l ehl ------ --------- (@) (at) j jei r ahr ------ --------- t tee d dee n ehn ====== ========= ====== ========= Letter Name ====== ========= p pee b bee m ehm ------ --------- f ehf v vee w duhbl-yue ------ --------- s ehs z zee y wai ====== =========