Þinkinn About ð’ Muððertung: 2013

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')

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Sunday, December 8, 2013

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