English¶
A generative approach to English vowels and a complaint on the ordering of letters.
Vowel¶
Vowel |
Weak |
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|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IPA |
GV |
IPA |
GV |
Case |
MGE|MW |
Example |
∅ |
∅ |
əl |
-l |
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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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |