Re: vowel notation; yet another visit
Sorik of Vulcan 
Tue, 17 Nov 1998 15:04:25 PST

>From: "Saul Epstein" <locus*planetkc,com>
>To: vulcan-linguistics*shikahr,com,inter,net
>Subject: Re: vowel notation; yet another visit
>Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 13:33:09 -0600
>Reply-To: vulcan-linguistics*shikahr,com,inter,net
>
>(Quotes Pat Whittaker: Monday, November 16, 1998 1:07 PM)
>
>
>>>This is what I propose:
>>>
>>>i-----bit
>>>I-----beat
>>>e-----bet
>>>E-----bait
>>>o-----bought
>>>O-----clone
>>>a-----clock
>>>A-----back (american accent)
>>>u-----but
>>>U-----boot
>>>
>>> -Sorik
>>
>>I would have put "beat" as E as it sounds like an "ee" to me.
>>I would have but "bait" as A as it sounds like an "ay" to me.
>>The "I" would sound like "eye" to me.
>
>This clearly demonstrates how unlikely it will be to arrive at a set
>of representations that will immediately suggest the same sounds to
>everyone. Each of us will find parts of any transcription that require
>conscious effort to interpret correctly until practice takes over.
>It's just something we have to live with.
>
>(BTW, ZC Vulcan currently has no vowel like the <a> in AmEng "back.")
>
You see?  I didn't know that.  ..,good reason to be discussing this, 
huh? :)

-Sorik


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