METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRANSCRIBING OR TRANSLITERATING TO AN ICONOPHONOLOGICAL ORTHOGRAPHY

摘要

Described are methods of developing an iconographical, phonological, orthography for any spoken language. Such "iconophonological" orthographies can be applied to languages for which no written form exists, or can be used to supplement or replace extant writing systems. The iconicity of the orthographies represents features of the vocal tract, which limits the number of icons to easily learned sets. This simplification, and the phonological correspondence between the icons and spoken language, makes the orthographies easy to learn. The orthographies can use letters that represent the linguistic characteristics of the spoken language. By incorporation of cultural aesthetics, some embodiments bring a sense of ethnic belonging, and thus create an immediate emotional bond with the orthography.