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The IPA alphabet: remarks on some proposals for reform

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 February 2009

Anthony Fox
Anthony Fox
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(University of Leeds)
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In this journal a number of suggestions have recently been made as to possible improvements to the Association's alphabet. Some of these proposals are relatively minor, involving only the addition of symbols or diacritics; the acceptance of these would have little or no effect on the basic character of the alphabet. But others, specifically those relating to the re-organization of the Cardinal Vowels and the consonant chart, are more thorough-going. Here, important principles are involved which would seem to demand more discussion. The following remarks are intended as a contribution to this discussion rather than as an evaluation of specific proposals.

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Journal of the International Phonetic Association , Volume 4 , Issue 2 , December 1974 , pp. 76 - 79
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Copyright © Journal of the International Phonetic Association 1974

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