[Spellyans] 2013 SWF Review

Daniel Prohaska daniel at ryan-prohaska.com
Thu Apr 18 12:23:19 BST 2013


Here are the 56 issues. I'm afraid they're listed without examples and out of context, which makes it a little difficult to comment on… there are also many typos, so this was obviously put together somewhat halfheartedly…

Issue

1       Geminates

                   a       rules for doubling geminates

                   b       lack of ultimate double <nn>

                   c        lack of clarity

d       vowel length in words which double geminates in plural e reduction of <ll>, <mm> & <rr> medially

                   f        suffixes in <-el>, <en>

 

2       <i> graph used inappropriately in prefixes and suffixes

 

3       Aesthetics

 

4       Distribution of <i> and <y> is unclear and incoherent

        

5       Difficulty in distinguishing different sounds for long <a>, short <o> and <u>

 

6       varying vowel & consonant values

 

7       minimal use of <z>

 

8       reduction of <oo> to <o> and <gh> to <h>, causing confusion and misrepresentation.

 

9       vocalic alternation - lack of a systematic and understandable rule

 

10     <th> in RLC variant - standing on its own when reduced from <yth>

 

11     <ow> - RLC variant <o>: <a> would be preferable

 

12     RLC e/a - SWF/L uses <e> where RLC would use <a>

 

13     words containing the umbrella graph <u> - represents seeral different pronunciations

 

14     words containing or ending in consonants not pronounced in Late Cornish

 

15     voiced and unvoiced consonants - confusion

 

16     discrimination against traditional graphs

 

17     Use of hyphens - optional use is confusing

 

18     dictionary methodology - collective nouns first causes confusion

 

19     diferent pronunication values for <s> / <j> / <z>

 

20     excess number of variants - needs to be reduced

 

21     use of letter c

 

22     vowel length in monosyllabic loanwords in -p and -t

 

23     dhyworth

 

24     reduction of unstressed vowels to schwa - no spelling issue, but assertion in the specification

 

25     etymological spellings - must have a pracical rationale, not theoretical

 

26     graphs <au> and <ai> - shoul dbe used for some loanwords

 

27     some diacritical marks must be explicitly permitted is not mandated

 

28     graph <iw> - should be replaced by <yw>

 

29     lack of a mechanism to mark long vowels in polysyllabic words

 

30     inconsistent treatment of pre-occlusion

 

31     alternation ew/ow is unclear

 

32     ye-/e- alternation not consistent

 

33     <a> / <oa> alternation is not consistent

 

34     lack of identification of irregular long vowels

 

35     pronunciation of <ey> in treylya

 

36     ambiguity over <ma> and <na>

 

37     unified <ü> - how is it accommodated?

 

38     inconsistent conversion of KK <oe> to SWF <oo> in monosyllables

 

39     loan words with <c>

 

40     lack of consistency

 

41     <e> & <y>

                   a       inclusion of <e> / <y> alternatives unneccesary

                   b       & how to deal with secondary i-mutation of <e> to <y>

 

42     spelling of <nowyth>

 

43     RLC personal endings - reduction proposed

 

44     <junnya> - confusion over the vowel

 

45     <kk> & <ck> - difference depends on knowing the etymology. 46 seulabrys - issue with the use of <eu>

 

47     use of apostrophes in RLC variants confusing

 

48     reduction of <ll> to <l> in polysyllables

 

49     <o> / <u> differentiation

 

50     extent of use of <uw>

 

51     <eu> variants

 

52     <gwr> / <gr> variants

 

53     final <i> / <ei> variants

 

54     doubled & hardened endings - superlative/subjunctive

 

55     inconsistency in verb roots

 

56     use of <oo>, giving rise to unfortunate or risible spellings

 


Dan





On Apr 18, 2013, at 12:32 PM, A. J. Trim wrote:

> As you may know, the MAGA Kernow website now has a link to “Collated issues for SWF review.pdf” / “List of issues raised for the SWF Review”.
> We have until the end of this month to comment.
> There are apparently 56 issues.
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>  
> Andrew J. Trim
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