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A Reformed Orthography for the English Language
- A proposed spelling reform which facilitates the reading and writing of English, and reassigns Teutonic spelling conventions that are more appropriate than the current orthography.
Brasseur Universal Code
- Details on an alternative to the standard alphabet based on a system of symbolic logic characters.
Phonetic English
- Proposal to unite English spoken word with the written with sample translations of various materials into this system.
Spelling Reform
- Educational tools to help students in their difficulties in "traditional" English writing. Bookshop, software, reviews, orders from Mantex.co.uk . Site also reproduces Mark Twain's short article "A plan for improving English language spelling".
Unifon--one sound per symbol--phonetic transcription
- The Unifon site contains several Phonemic transcription systems for English. A 40-phonogram ascii-bet changeable to a more pleasing extended alphabet with the installation of the Unifon font. A good, simple place to start a study of phonemic writing systems.