Ar 10:46 -0700 1998-09-16, scríobh Kenneth Whistler:
>Unicode allows for use of whatever characters are encoded in it,
>whether they be those for current IPA practice or for various
>traditional transcriptions. Numerous characters were added to
>the collection of regular Latin letters and IPA letters to
>try to cover Americanist, Africanist, or Sinologist traditions,
>for example. Some of these are still in current use, and others
>represent obsolete practice.
The number of obsolete "phonetic letterforms" is fairly large, depending on
what language the letters are used for. There is probably a good case for
adding an archaic phonetic character block -- maybe even in Plane 1 -- for
some of these. The "bucket" for this -- unlike the bucket for IPA or
Uralicist phonetics -- should be slowly and comprehensively assembled.
>My suggestion is that you work with the Unicode Technical Committee
>to develop a proposal for the addition of additional non-IPA
>phonetic symbols in current use (or obsolete, for that matter)
>for addition to the Unicode Standard.
I agree with Ken. I'd be interested to compare your obsolete characters
with some that I have been collecting.
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