Principelz
Wý dhe spelling iz bilt dhis way
Dhe dizein aimz
Phonological transpárency
Dipendabel patternz fòr meeningful sawnd diffrensiz help yoo reed a riten wurd. Choozing its spelling òlsó dipendz on dhe sowrs letterz, wurd family and istablisht fòrmz.
Vizhual continuity
Prizerv eusful rizemblans too tradishonal spelling widhin dhe sawnd convenshonz, ghiving reederz familiar fòrmz too bild on. Dhat iz a dizein aim; haw quickly peepel lern it needz testing.
Díalectal flexibility
Room fòr dhe réal diffrensiz bitween accents, widhawt spliting dhe riten languij intoo verzhonz dhat cannot reed eech udher.
Practical implimentability
A sỳstem dhat can acchually bé teipt, taut and adoptid, radher dhan woen dhat ónly wurks on páper.
Balanst optimizáshon
Balans familiar fòrmz, shayrd reiting across accents and practical eus widhin dhe sawnd convenshonz, ixplaining dhe gainz and costs ov eech chois.
Dhe tenshon at dhe center
Dhe deepest pùll iz bitween sawnd and familiárity. Ghiving eech sawnd just woen riten fòrm woud rimoov soem choisiz but chaynj meny familiar wurdz. Keeping evry sowrs fòrm woud leev uncleer patternz in plays. Dhis sỳstem euziz dipendabel sawnd convenshonz, dhen drauz on dhe sowrs letterz too chooz amung dhe permitid fòrmz. Reeding a fòrm and indipendently choozing its spelling aar diffrent skillz.
Tradishonal spelling
make, baby, day
Inglish spelling
mayk, báby, day
Woen sawnd, tew riten fòrmz, bicoz bóth keep a link too spellingz yoo òlredy now.
Haw dhe balans iz kept
Familiar patternz aar kept, but appleid consistently.
A sawnd can hav sevral permitid spellingz. Dhe sowrs letterz and istablisht patternz ditermin wich bilongz in a particûlar wurd.
Tradishonal spelling
make, baby, day
Inglish spelling
mayk, báby, day
Ixisting letterz aar rìeuzd radher dhan new woenz inventid.
Rìarraynj ixisting letterz weyr dhat ghivz a valid fòrm. A suetabel màrk can prizerv a letter wen an unmàrkt spelling woud need extra òr riplaysment letterz.
Tradishonal spelling
time
Inglish spelling
teim
Màrks aar euzd ónly weyr dhey ern dheyr plays.
A màrk ídentifeiz a particûlar reeding. It can distinguish a vawel quolity, keep a consonant hàrd bifowr e, i and y, òr show dhat a neyboring h iz a seprat sawnd.
Tradishonal spelling
go, get, gift, magic
Inglish spelling
gó, ǵet, ǵift, magic
Wurd famileez keep dheyr shayp.
Rilaytid wurdz keep a recogneizabel connecshon weil showing chaynjiz in sawnd. A family gheidz dhe chois widhawt óverreiding dhe pronunsiáshon.
Tradishonal spelling
happy, happier, happiest
Inglish spelling
happy, happier, happiest
Wen tew commitments disagree
Sawnd convenshonz set dhe bawndry; sowrs letterz, wurd famileez and istablisht dicizhonz help chooz a fòrm widhin it. Dheez furdher consideráshonz ixplain dhe costs and practical iffects.
Frìquency weyting
A chaynj too a very common wurd appeerz offen in a passij. Familiárity matterz, but cannot justifý a fòrm dhat heidz its pronunsiáshon.
Díalect nuetrality
Internashonal Inglish suppleiz a specifeid shayrd dìfault widh istablisht òlternativz fòr soem pronunsiáshon diffrensiz. A reeder can keep a lócal accent weil euzing dhe shayrd spelling.
Iffect on reederz
Eech chois iz weyd aghenst hoo it affects: soemwoen lerning from scratch, soemwoen òlredy literat in tradishonal spelling, and hooever haz too bild dhe toolz.
Fòr dhe dìtaild explanáshonz
Dhe bouk divelops dheez choisiz throo dhe history, wurkt ixampelz and dìtaild method, inclueding dhe reezonz fòr rijectid òlternativz and dhe costs ov dhe chowzen fòrmz.