Romic alphabet
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| Romic alphabet | ||
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| Type: | Alphabet | |
| Languages: | Proposed for English | |
| Created by | Henry Sweet | |
| Time period: | 19th century | |
| Parent writing systems: | artificial script Romic alphabet |
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| Child writing systems: | Influenced the original International Phonetic Alphabet | |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. See IPA chart for English for an English-based pronunciation key. | ||
The Romic Alphabet, sometimes known as the Romic Reform, is a phonetic alphabet proposed by Henry Sweet. It is the direct ancestor of the modern International Phonetic Alphabet. The alphabet differs from previously proposed spelling reforms by favoring a return to a pronunciation similar to that of the Old English alphabet instead of a glossic transcription. Many of the short and long vowels are similar to modern German or Classical Latin. The consonants were generally close to Old English. Certain symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet, such as [ɔ], [æ], [ð], and [ə], acquired their modern pronunciation and first use with this alphabet.
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