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chardie18 · #1 23-Feb-2009, 08:26

Hello,

Using Adrian Underhill's phonemic chart, how would you write authentic in phonemics?

Kind regards,

Charde

**BobK** · #2 23-Feb-2009, 10:40

/ɔ:'Ɵentɪk/ . Does he really call it his? It's just 44 symbols selected from the IPA, and optimized a bit to suit English (for example, /e/ - as pronounced in English - bears little relation to the cardinal [e]; it's just used here for typographic convenience).

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**BobK** · #3 06-Mar-2009, 15:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by BobK

/ɔ:'Ɵentɪk/ . Does he really call it his? It's just 44 symbols selected from the IPA, and optimized a bit to suit English (for example, /e/ - as pronounced in English - bears little relation to the cardinal [e]; it's just used here for typographic convenience).

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Ah, I understand now - it's his chart (as you said), not his system (as I thought he was claiming).

His chart is better than the British Council one I've recommended in other threads, as it includes example words. It's a shame that it's hand-drawn though. It has a random scattering of capitals (PKVSZ), and some of the lower-case letters look distinctly uncomfortable!

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