====== English-7 ======
This is a set of alternate 'spelling systems' for the English language, and the basis of my own romanization systems.\\
===== Introduction =====
A long time ago, I had started working on a personal project. The project's goal was to recreate the English language from scratch, so I could learn to understand it better, among other reasons. This project...was very //very// stupid...so I abandoned it soon afterwards.\\
However, I had created an alternative spelling system during this project. It was intended to be more phonetic and regular. Interestingly, while the personal project was abandoned, I continued to work on the spelling systems. This is what I'm sharing here.\\
The project was called 'English-7' and since this is a completely different thing now, I plan to rename it at some point...but it's alright for now.
===== Consonants & Vowels =====
These are the tables for the consonants and vowels in the English language, represented using the IPA. While I //think// it is accurate, I can't be sure.\\
The following sections explain the use of particular letters in more detail.

^ Consonants        ^ labial ^ dental ^ alveolar ^ postalv. ^ palatal ^ velar ^ glottal ^
^ nasal             |   m    |        |    n     |          |         |  ng, n /ŋ/  |         |
^ plosive/affricate |   p    |        |    t     |   ch /tʃ/   |         |   k   |         |
^ :::               |   b    |        |    d     |   j /dʒ/   |         |   g   |         |
^ fricative         |   f    |  th /θ/   |    s     |   sh /ʃ/    |         |       |    h    |
^ :::               |   v    |  dh /ð/   |    z     |   zh /ʒ/    |         |       | :::     |
^ approximant       |   w    |        |    l     |          |   y, ȷ /j/   |  (w)  |         |
^ rhotic            |        |        |    r     |          |         |       |         |

^ Vowels ^ non-back ^^ back ^^
^ :::    ^   tense  ^  lax ^ tense ^ lax ^
^ close  | í /i:/     |  i /ɪ/ | ú /u:/ | u /ʊ/ |
^ mid    | | è /ə/ | | |
^ open-mid | é /ɜː/ | e /ɛ/ | ó /ɔː/ | ù /ʌ/ |
^ open   | | a /æ/ | á /ɑː/ | o /ɒ/ |
===== Orthographic Rules =====
Here things get a bit complicated, as I've created //several// different spelling systems. Unfortunately, due to my general incompetence, I don't know if there are 2 or 3.\\
The reasons behind creating multiple systems will become more clear.

==== Pure/Advanced (P/A) ====
This is a purely phonemic system.\\
I've forgotten why I originally created it, but it eventually settled into a way to write words out phonetically, without relying on the IPA (which doesn't look very good).\\
The other system(s) rely on this one, and I use it as a kind of 'standard' romanization for my conlangs (WIP).
=== Additional Rules ===
<WRAP group>
<WRAP half column>
    * Vowels
      * The Schwa (ə) is represented using an e with a grave (◌̀).
      * The /ʌ/ is represented using a u with a grave (◌̀).
      * Long vowels are written with the acute (◌́).
        * á (aa); í (ii); ú (uu); é (ee); ó (oo)
      * The diphthongs in English are represented in one of two ways:
        - Any diphthong that contains a /ɪ/ is represented as the preceding letter with a diaeresis (◌̈).
          * ë (ei); ö (oi); ä (ai)
        - Any diphthong that contains a /ʊ/ is represented as the preceding letter with an overdot (◌̇). 
          * ȧ (au); ȯ (ou)
</WRAP>
<WRAP half column>
    * Consonants
      * Digraphs
        * /tʃ/ is represented with Ch ch.
        * /θ/ is represented with Th th.
        * /ð/ is represented with Dh dh.
        * /ʒ/ is represented with Zh zh.
      * The /ŋ/ sound has the following rules:
        - If the following letter is a //k// or //g// it is represented with the letter n.
        - In all other cases, it is represented with Ŋ ŋ
      * If the preceding letter is a consonant, the palatal approximant (/j/) is represented with a dotless j (ȷ).
</WRAP>
</WRAP>
=== Misc Notes ===
I variously made use of a few alternate letters, especially for the digraphs. However, the letters I tried using didn't look all that great.\\
<del>I've become aware that there's a bit of a problem in representing the vowels /ʊ/ and /ʌ/. I will attempt to fix this at some point.</del> I believe I have fixed it.
==== Regular (R) ====
This was initially 2 separate systems that I ended up merging. This was because both ended up having the same result most of the time.\\
The Regular system is more complex than the **P/A**, this is mostly for æsthetic reasons. \\
As far as I can tell, the system is usable but still incomplete. 'Incomplete' meaning 'not ideal.'
=== Additional Rules ===
Unless a rule here directly contradicts a previously established rule, you should assume that the rules of **P/A** apply.
<WRAP group>
<WRAP half column>
    * Individual Letters
      * If a long vowel ends a word, the diacritic is removed and the letter -h is added.
      * /ɪ/ is represented with a y if it's at the end of a word. However, diphthongs have a few extras:
        * The ä (ai) is represented with ÿ (ai).
        * The ë (ei) is represented with ey at the end of a word.
      * The /ə/ is represented with a è. When the letter is on its own it's represented with a a.
      * The /k/ has two special rules:
        - Represented with c when at the start of a word.
        - Represented with q when at the end of a word.
      * /ks/ and /gz/ are represented with x.
      * /ŋ/ is represented with ng when at the end of a word.
      * The ï is a variant of ä. Use of it is generally optional.
</WRAP>
<WRAP half column>
    * Multiple Letters
      * /er/ is represented with -re, but only when at the end of a word.
        * /èr/ is represented with -rè.
      * /ju:/ is represented with eu-, but only when the word is related to Europe.
        * I'm changing my mind on this. I think that eu- should always be read as /ju:/ now.
      * /kʃ/ is represented with ct when in the middle of a word.
      * /kw/ is represented with qu-.
      * /ʃ/ can be represented with sc when in the middle of a word, unless there's a suffix following it.
</WRAP>
</WRAP>
=== Misc Notes ===
==== Extraneous (E) ====
This //might// be the last system. It is even less complete than **R**. This one is meant to resemble English as closely as possible, while still being somewhat 'regular.'\\
The rules are effectively the same as **R**, but additional rules are added to remove diacritics and stuff for æsthetics.\\
As it's incomplete, I don't believe it can actually be comfortably used.
<WRAP group>
<WRAP half column>
    * Individual Letters
      * Long Vowels:
        * When at the start or middle of a word:
          * á - ah
          * í - ie
          * ú - oo
          * é - ee
          * ó - au
        * When at the end of a word or on its own:
          * Every one ends with a h. ah; ih; uh; eh; oh;
      * Diphthongs:
        * When in the middle of a word:
          * ï - ai
            * When following a Qu: i.
            * When the following letter is a t, it is represented as ite.
            * When the following letter is a k, it is represented as ike.
          * ë - ei
            * When the following letter is a t, it is represented as ate.
            * When the following letter is a k, it is represented as ake.
          * ö - oi
          * ȧ - ao
          * ȯ - oa
        * When at the end of a word or on its own:
          * ï - I
</WRAP>
<WRAP half column>
    * Multiple Letters
      * Being worked on...
</WRAP>
</WRAP>

===== Trivia =====
  * It should be kept in mind that I'm not a professional linguist. Most of my knowledge comes from a combination of disconnected sources.
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