
a kEbord standard for an ASCII-IPA
Reformed Spellings: bronz, enjin, feDar fether,
bUty, lepard, pcrlament, abuv,
sum, nuriS nurish, gcrd, gest, kqtalog, od, rYm, eb, det, bom, lim,
sindar,
pensal, skolar, skwl, CAfd, fAn fein, gOst, kvd, rysEt, Yl
ail, sent, kqC cach
plEz send yur coments & complAnts tu stEv qt Stevetbett@aol.com
ENgliS a way to rapidly type 40 sound-signs in
phonemic English without having to search for key locations as with the
SIL and Unicode -IPA fonts. Since EngliS is an ASCII code, it is also
suitable for email. The basic advantage over other ASCII-IPA's, such as
SAMPA and Kirshenbaum, is that it is easier to decipher without a key
and looks better in print. In addition to having a unique way to
represent each phoneme in spoken English, ENgliS provides a keyboard
convention for any extended alphabet including IPA -- provided the font
was written or converted to this standard.
ENgliS compared to Kirshenbaum and IPA
If you are trying to represent IPA , use SAMPA or Kirshenbaum's script,
If you are representing traditional written English or tradspel, use ENgliS.
Except for
w and y, where ENgliS takes some liberties, there is a one to one
correspondence between the three notations. The isomorphism can be
restored by using consonant j
& W in ENgliS instead of the vowels: y & w.
CONSONANTS in ENgliS , IPA
, &
Kirshenbaum ASCII notation
The following letters have their
usual values in English: b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v,
w, z. [ V W ] in ENgliS since v=U & w=u: S=sh,
Z=zh, C=ch, D=dh, T=th,
IPA |
Text |
ENgliS |
Examples |
|
IPA |
Text |
ENgliS |
Examples |
dʒ |
dZ |
J |
jam, judge |
|
tʃ
|
tS |
C |
chip, chin |
ŋ |
N |
N |
sing, ring |
|
x
|
x |
X |
Scots loch |
ð
|
D |
D |
then, this |
|
θ
|
T |
T |
thin, thick |
ʒ
|
Z |
Z |
pleasure, vision |
|
ʃ
|
S |
S |
she, ship |
g
|
g |
g |
get, go |
|
j
|
j |
y / j |
yet, use, beaut |
ENglis normally does not bother
with the consonant j for the traditional y except in
the pronunciation guide. yes is written yes rather than
jes. y is a vowel, an unstressed i as
in very.
SHORT VOWELS
This is a misnomer, these vowels are better categorized as checked
or needing a trailing consonant. They are contrasted to the free
vowels that can be used at the end of a word. Since free vowels
often use the same letter, they must be marked when followed by a
consonant. al el il ol ul in English are different from la le li lo
lu. Tradspel often marks the short vowel with a double consonant
and the long vowel with a double vowel letter or magic e. leve,
leev, leav
IPA |
Text |
ENgliS |
Examples |
|
IPA |
Text |
ENgliS |
Examples |
a æ |
a } |
q |
cat,
bad, trap |
|
ʌ |
V |
u |
dug,
run, strut |
Ɛ |
E |
e |
bed,
net, dress |
|
ʊ |
U |
v |
book,
put, foot |
I |
I |
i |
kit,
bid, hymn |
|
ə |
@ |
a |
about,
comma |
ɒ |
Q |
o c |
hot,
odd, wash |
|
i |
i |
y |
happy, glorious |
hqpy gloryas
abowt kcma a & y
are unstressed short FREE VOWELS
NBC-English - kcma bcDar
| BBC-English - kQma
boDar
FREE VOWELS traditional long
vowels
IPA |
Text |
ENgliS |
Examples
|
|
IPA |
Text |
ENgliS |
Examples
|
a: |
A: |
c |
cart, arm |
|
e: |
E: |
e |
hair, dare, various |
ɝ: |
@: |
R |
her, nurse |
|
i: |
i: |
E |
meet, see, fleece |
ɔ: |
O: |
o: |
port, saw |
|
u: |
u: |
w |
boot, too |
eI |
eI |
A |
fate, day |
|
əʊ |
@U |
O |
goat, show, no |
hR nRs so hR
flEsy her gO tw hR crmz. kqn U rEd Dis?
DIPHTHONGS / TRIPTHONGS / COMBINATIONS
IPA |
Text |
ENgliS |
Examples |
|
IPA |
Text |
ENgliS |
Examples |
aI |
aI |
Y ai |
bite, my, price |
|
aʊ |
aU |
ow |
brow, how |
Iə |
I@ |
ir |
pier, near |
|
ɔI |
OI |
oy |
boil, boy |
ʊə |
U@ |
vr |
tour, poor |
|
eə |
e@ |
er |
square, fair |
aʊə |
aU@ |
owr |
sour |
|
aIə |
VI@ |
Yr |
fire |
To be phonemic &
consistent, aU would have to be qv. Instead it is ow and "yes wen wE wur yuNg." would have to be spelled with consonants
"jes hWen WE Wur juNg."
The ASCII-IPA above was devised by Evan
Kirshenbaum. A similar scheme called SAMPA
-a machine readable [email
compatible] notation was
developed by John Wells.
Text samples
ENgliS
.Dqt wiS,
qnd wiD Da Tot Dqt uDarz in *A.U.E. mYt bi
that wish, and with the thought that others in a.u.e might be
Kirshenbaum
D&t wIS], [&nd wID D@ TOt D&t VD@rz
In] a.u.e [mAIt bi:
ENgliS intarestad in
sEiN spisifik igzqmpalz cv Da stuf aloNsYd
interested in seeing specific examples of the stuff
alongside
Kirshenbaum 'Int@r@st@d In si:IN spI'sIfIk Igz&mp@lz A:v D@ stVf
@'lONsAId
Merriam-Webster's
Collegiate Dictionary (BC) above - the page link above also includes
normal speech (BC) The Concise Oxford Dictionary (BC/ML) and Markus
Laker's normal speech (ML)
Same
story read aloud by readers from different regions and countries.
No phonemic unigraphic script is
not going to be as easy to read as a digraphic script. We are much more
familiar with th and ch than T
and C. ENgliS is easier to
read than any known alternative. If you come up with a better way to
represent 36 pure uncombined sounds, please send it to sbett@lycos.com
The IPA offers a set of symbols, and some general guidelines for their
use. It does not prescribe transcription systems for particular
languages. Specifying the pronunciation of a headword in a
dictionary is one thing; transcribing a specimen of running speech is
something quite another. It has been some time since IPA has been used
to as an alternative writing system.
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