The IPA would be terrible as an English alphabet, English has like a bazillion accents so the written language would actually become less standardised. Imagine you cross the border into Scotland and now you have to put a bunch of /ɹ/s at the end of words because the local accent is rhotic.
I much prefer IPA if we’re going to change standardized written English.
The IPA would be terrible as an English alphabet, English has like a bazillion accents so the written language would actually become less standardised. Imagine you cross the border into Scotland and now you have to put a bunch of /ɹ/s at the end of words because the local accent is rhotic.
In fact, IPA for English used in England doesn’t match the actual pronunciations.
Don’t threaten me with a good time XD
sounds fun
Similar problem, but we could also start using Shavian
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shavian_alphabet
Fascinating. How do you pronounce a joined “kp” without inadvertently inserting a glottal stop? Is there any word, in any language, that uses this?
EDIT: Also, “shaded areas denote articulations judged impossible?” I just found a nice homework assignment.