Hi Steve The 3d Alternative might actually be practical. It is certainly understandable. Most of the accent variation in English only affects the Vowel sounds. You just need to add about 9 Variable Letters (Generic Sound Markers) to the Alphabet and plug them in when the sound being pronounced is indeterminate. 1 for any Voiced Consonant, 1 for Unvoiced consonant, one for a Nasal or Liquid Consonant. 6 more for different types of vowels. (i.e. Short, Long, Dipthong) and whether they are part of a closed or open syllable. I came up with a scheme to do this for Shavian. It was quite nice. Regards, Paul V. ___________________________________________attached____________
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