Re: Vulcan Word Generator (VWG) trials and tribulations
Saul Epstein 
Thu, 25 Mar 1999 14:19:52 -0600

(Quotes Rob Zook: Thursday, March 25, 1999 2:12 PM)


>I also noted that a couple of words in the dictionary used a: and e:,
and I
>was noting that our new list of vowels  we agreed on (during the
great
>phonetic reformation :) only has these:
>
>i      bIt-bEAt
>u      pOOl
>e      bEt-bAit
>o      bOtch-bOUGHt
>a      bUtter
>aa/ah  bArter
>y      bUY, trY, sAI
>
>So what should we convert those a:'s and e:'s into?


I'd recommend <a:> -> <ah> and <e:> -> <e>. Or possibly <e:> -> <ei>.

I'll report on the syllable divisions later if I get a chance. I'm
crawling through the messages on propositional constructions to be
re-posted...

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