tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post1010909128966021158..comments2024-01-08T18:25:51.974+00:00Comments on Kraut's English phonetic blog: OED's new transcription systemKrauthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11932831673529849848noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-71824983758404043042010-12-28T11:20:38.169+00:002010-12-28T11:20:38.169+00:00@Alex Went: Yes, it's the yogh symbol.@Alex Went: Yes, it's the yogh symbol.Krauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932831673529849848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-11193683028814523202010-12-27T17:35:23.889+00:002010-12-27T17:35:23.889+00:00Can anyone cast any light on the rendering of some...Can anyone cast any light on the rendering of some characters in the revised online OED? This is from the source for 'ye' (conj. and adv.):<br />OE <strong>e</strong>, ME <strong>ȝe</strong>, ME <em>Orm.</em> <strong>ȝa</strong>. I have tried various browsers, but the first OE character is not displaying correctly. Is it a different form of yogh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-86259208348079480372010-12-16T03:44:25.668+00:002010-12-16T03:44:25.668+00:00For me, ŋ would be the usual formFor me, ŋ would be the usual formMartin J Ballhttp://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~mjb0372/mjball.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-58000843650699915282010-12-15T22:38:01.839+00:002010-12-15T22:38:01.839+00:00Where the "in-" is transparently a separ...Where the "in-" is transparently a separate morpheme, I always use /n/, personally.<br /><br />I would agree with John M in putting the secondary stress on the fourth rather than the second syllable.vphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647609487352038948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-60341545839195351172010-12-15T17:35:29.052+00:002010-12-15T17:35:29.052+00:00I think another secondary stress on the fourth syl...I think another secondary stress on the fourth syllable would be a good idea. And I wonder why they chose /n/ rather than /ŋ/ for the second symbol. Both are possible of course, but I reckon the second is more likely.<br /><br />Anyway, it's a vast improvement on the mess they had before.John Maidmenthttp://blogjam.namenoreply@blogger.com