Þinkinn About ð’ Muððertung

Sunday, December 8, 2013

Maadern Inœvæshenz:

Eus 'v ð' prœnoun ðæ̈ for þurd-pursen ânimet

Huêver waunts t' tæk ðis hœm mæ du sœ if ðæ̈ remîmber t' têl me furst.
'Whoever wants to take this home may do so if he or she remembers to tell me first.'

Wêl, much tym hâz pâst sins Y lâst fuuld around aun ðis blaug. 'N ðis tym hâz aloud me t' kuntineu t' mæk smaul chænjez in ð' Muððertung stânderd. Heer ar sum neu spêlling gydlynz faalœd by sum neu refynments in grâmmer 'n vœkâbeulêri:

(1) Neu Spêlling Gydlynz
The vouel sistem iz nou a tru hybrid between a wun-tu-wun fœnemik sistem 'n a tradishenel Jurmânik wun. Ðis sistem hâz arizzen in respaans tu tuu kumpeetinn needz: (i) fæþfûlnis tu tradishenel Inglish orþaagrafi, which iz nêsasêri if Y waunt aulrêdi-literet Inglish speekerz t' reed Muððertung wiððout spîndinn tuu much tym in lurninn ð' ruulz 'v spêlling; (ii) fæþfûlnis tu ð' fœnaalœji 'v Inglish, which incluudz mînni mœr vouel soundz ðân ð' tradishenel orþaagrafi kân akaamœdæt. Heer ar ð' mœst resent chænjez which ar mînt t' kut a pâþ between ðeez tuu kumpeetinn needz:

-- Ð' vouel fœneme [æ] iz nou spêld <â> 'n whîn strêst âz ð' furst silabel 'v a dysilâbik stîm it must be faalœd by a dubbeld kaansœnent (âz in bâttel 'battle', mârri 'marry', lâdder 'ladder', 'n sœ aun). It iz ðærfœr aulsœ ð' kæs ðât stîmz 'v þre silabelz or mœr which have the â vouel DU NAAT hâv ð' kaansœnents which faalœ â dubbeld (âz in kârekter 'character', fâlasi 'fallacy', Âlabâma 'Alabama', 'n sœ aun). Ðis pâttern iz aulsœ tru 'v ð' vouelz i, î, ê, û (âz in skinni 'skinny' vursez milimeter 'millimeter', pînni 'penny' vursez inerjyz 'energize', mêrri 'merry' vursez ilêjabiliti 'illegibility', 'n sœ aun). Ð' vouel [ʌ], which iz spêld <u> in klœzd silabelz must aulwæz be faalœd by a dubbeld kaansœnent in paalisilâbik wurdz in order t' avoid kunfeuȝen wiþ ð' vouel [ʌ], which iz spêld <u> in œpen silabelz. Ðis ruul hêlps t' keep ð' dykaatœmi between nætiv Sâxen wurdz 'n Lâttin-bæst wurdz nou found in tradishenel Inglish orþaagrafi wiððout duinn sœ in ân artifishel wæ.

--Ð' prêzent partisipel -inn iz nou t' be euzd in ð' faalœinn sichuæshenz:
(i) wiþ ðe auxilieri t' be t' indikæt ð' prêzzent prœgrêsiv âspêkt (âz in Y âm runninn 'I am running', he w'z flyinn 'he was flying', ðæ wur faulinn 'they were falling')
(ii) whîn euzd âjektyveli wiððin a noun fræz (âz in ð' runninn mân 'the running man', ðe urninn partner 'the earning partner', a kryinn bæbi 'a crying baby', an œpeninn dœr 'an opening door')

--Ð' jêrrund iz nou t' be euzd œnli whîn a naaminel (âz in hiz running 'his running', ð' bying 'v ð' praaperti 'the buying of the property', a faalœing 'a following')

Monday, April 16, 2012

Ð' Hœl Alfabet

Ðe Întyr Alfabet:

Aa Ææ Bb Cc Dd Ðð Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Îî Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Œœ Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Þþ Uu Ûû Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz Ȝȝ

Nœts:
C iz œnli euzd in kaambinæshen wiþ H in ð' dygraf CH az in CHEEZ, ICH, PACH
O iz œnli euzd in ð' dygraf OR az in OR, FORK, FORT
Ð' dyaresis haz þre eusez: (1) t' mark ð' subjunktiv; (2) t' disambigeuæt hœmaafenes wurdz (az in plæn, ð' vehikkel vursez plæ̈n, ð' flat expans); (3) t' mark a distinkt sillabel (az in varrïes, sevrel þingz vursez varriez, ð' þurd-pursen prezzent-tens 'v ð' vurb t' varri)

Ðeez dygrafs arr aulsœ euzd:
AA az in KAAT, LAAK, PAAND
AR az in ART, HARÞ, MARZ
AU az in KAUT, HAUK, PAUN
EE az in EET, SEEN, REED
ER az in LETTER, BETTER, SLAPPER
EU az in EUS, EUZ, TEUN, DEU, FEU
IE iz restrikted tu ð' plûrel formz 'v nounz îndinn in -i 'n ð' þurd-pursen prezzent-tens formz 'v vurbz îndinn in -i, az in WUN KAAPI vursez TU KAAPIEZ, Y MARRI vursez HE MARRIEZ
NG az in SING 'n SINGER
OI az in BOI, OIL
OR az in OR, FOR
OU az in OUT, ABOUT
SH az in SHIP, FISH, SHÛD
UR az in FUR, HURT, WURLD
WH az in WHÆL, WHÎN, WHÆR

Nœt aulsœ ðat înni kaansœnent mæ be dubbeld after ðeez strest voulz:
A az in HAPPI, MARRI, RAPPID
E az in LETTER, HEDDER, WHEÐÐER
I az in SKINNI, WITTI, SITTI, MINNI
Î az in MÎNNI, PÎNNI
U az in FUNNI, MUNNI, HUNNI

irêgeuler prêzzent-tîns vurbz

Ðeez vurbz hâv irêgeuler prêzzent-tîns formz:

t' be
w'z
wur
bin
beinn
being

Y âm ænt
we ar arnt
yu ar arnt
yaul ar arnt
he iz izzent
she iz izzent
it iz izzent
ðæ̈ ar arnt
ðæ ar arnt

t' du
did
dun
duinn
duing

Y du dœnt
we du dœnt
yu du dœnt
yaul du dœnt
he duz duzzent
she duz duzzent
it duz duzzent
ðæ̈ du dœnt
ðæ du dœnt

t' hâv
hâd
hâvvinn
hâvving

Y hâv hâvvent
we hâv hâvvent
yu hâv hâvvent
yaul hâv hâvvent
he hâz hâzzent
she hâz hâzzent
it hâz hâzzent
ðæ̈ hâv hâvvent
ðæ hâv hâvvent

t' sæ
sêd
sæinn
sæing

Y sæ
we sæ
yu sæ
yaul sæ
he sêz
she sêz
it sêz
ðæ̈ sæ
ðæ sæ

TRUUÞ

Heer arr ð' furst tu lynz 'v a pœem Y rœt aulmœst twînti yeerz agœ:

Why duz ð' truuþ kum out in ð' nyt--sœ rærli in ð' lyt?
Whær yurningz 'n feerz swurl round in ð' mynd'z y

Heer iz ð' kumpleet parradym for ð' prœvurb/vurbel auxilieri 'du'

t' du
duinn
duing
did diddent
dun
dü dïd (subjunktiv)
Y du dœnt
yu du dœnt
he/she/it duz duzzent
ðæ̈ du dœnt
we du dœnt
yaul du dœnt
ðæ du dœnt

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Aul Y kan sæ iz ðat Y þaut Y gaat ð' ryt kynd 'v taanic wauter

My wyf iz sik ðis weekînd 'n she askt me tu git hur ð' sæm typ 'v klub sœda ðat Y had baut hur urlïer in ð' week. Wel, tu be aanest, she diddent akchueli sæ ðat; raððer, she sed ðat Y shûd by ð' sæm kynd 'v wauter az Y did befœr...'n ðærin lay ð' dænjer 'v hur wurdz. Y wînt tu ð' stœr t' git wh't she had askt for, but aul 'v ð' choisez aun ð' shelvz left me dæzd 'n kunfeuzd, 'n Y înded up byinn taanik wauter insted 'v klub sœda--uups! Wel, t' pût it myldli, my bying ð' raung drink w'z naat wel-reseevd at hœm. Y ges Y kan proudli sæ ðat Y'v bin tryinn ('n fælinn) t' prœkeur ð' ryt ytemz at varïes grœsri stœrz aul akraus ð' stæt for ð' mœr ðan elevven yeerz we'v bin tugeððer. (Qyt a tallent, æ?)

Praablemz kuntineu...

Whîn Y furst began t' ryt ðis blaug, Y kûd veu evriþing Y rœt wiððout diffikulti. Nou, houevver, Y kannaat even reed ð' tytel--Þinkinn About ð' Muððertung--az înniþing mœr ðan a bunch 'v qeschen marx, ðœ evriþing apeerz just fyn whîn Y veu my blaug aun ð' Web...bummer. Wh't haz chænjd? UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU