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Tony_Balony
Joined: 12 Apr 2007
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 Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 4:54 am Post subject: The new improved English alphabet |
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| I'd like to find an easy to read article printed with English phonic symbols instead of classic English letters so I can see if the modernization of said letter set is really an improvement. |
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Colorado
Joined: 18 Jan 2006
Location: Public School with too much time on my hands.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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I don't think that phonic symbols were ever intended to replace the alphabet. |
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littlelisa
Joined: 12 Jun 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:51 pm Post subject: |
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You can see some phonic alphabets if you look at online dictionaries. They all have a page where they explain their system of phonetics. I believe they're all different, though.
I also agree with Colorado. |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 12:30 am Post subject: |
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| Colorado wrote: |
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I don't think that phonic symbols were ever intended to replace the alphabet. |
The IPA was developed for use by linguists (those who practice the science of Linguistics). It is not meant to be a standardized spelling system. It represents the sounds a speaker actually produces, regardless of that speaker's dialect or accent when speaking.
If you're interested in seeing quite a number of writing systems, Omniglot is a fun read. |
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Hater Depot
Joined: 29 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Elementary through high schools textbooks that I've seen in Korea all use IPA to show pronunciation, but I doubt any of the kids understand it. I certainly don't remember any of my co-teachers ever using it. It may have a place though. |
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