a more "romajish" notation
Sorik of Vulcan 
Wed, 18 Mar 1998 13:49:08 PST

Hello everyone,

Isn't the Zvelebil notation that which is on the lexicon page of 
Marketa's?  If so, then this is how I would change it, that is, if I 
were her.

Vowels:
i  -as in eng. "pea", or "sea"
u  -   "       "boot"
e  -   "       "gray/grey"
o  -   "       "boat"
^  the same as in the ZC
a  - as in german Bach or French Patte.  "Say ahhh"  (see bottom of 
message for further thoughts on the "a" sound.
ih -as in eng. "pit" or "pin"
uh -   "       "but", not "put"
hu -   "       "put" and "could"
eh -   "       "bet", or "head"

I believe this should be one of the only exceptions in the Vulcan 
language.  It would be implied that this sound is made when a consonant 
directly follows a vowel.  When <e> is followed by <h> <k> and other 
consonants, (not saying exactly wich ones) it would make a sound like 
"eh".

aw -as in eng. "fault"

Consonants:
ts -as in "tse tse fly" or "tsunami"
ks or x - as in "ax" or "fox"

y  -as in eng. "yolk"


The following is of my own creation, tell me what you think.

I think there should be different characters in Vulcan that sound 
like...
er -as in eng. "air"
ur -as in eng. "bird" or "fur"
ir -as in eng. "ear"
ar -   "       "bar" or "car"

The following could be used for sentient names.
ek - as in Vul. "Sarek"
ok -     "      "Tuvok"
ik -     "      "Vorik" and "Sorik"
el -     "      "T'Pel"
ella -   "      "T'Pella" this one sounds far too Spanish, so maybe this 
one should not be.
These would indicate you are saying someone's name as opposed to just 
saying a word.  This is something japanese lacks.
S  -     "      Surakian masculine
T' -     "      feminine
These would indicate that you are talking about something masculine or 
feminine.

With these additions, the word "Surak", for instance, would only have 
three characters, <S>, <ur>, and <ak>.

I already have symbols that can be used for these.  If Rob likes, I can 
post them on a page of mine, he can see them, and add them to what he 
has already done.  If that is acceptable.

**I think the "a" sound should just be left alone.  The debate is far 
too extranious.  The difference in cultural accent is going to cause 
people to pronounce certain things differently no matter what examples 
we give.  For example, I am not going to say things exactly the same as 
list members in Britain, and certainly not like those in Hungary and 
Germany.  The pronunciations already given are good enough for me.

Please review this and get back to me.

Sorik


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