Long Vowels
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 5:51 pm
There are two "long vowels" in Audente, which actually aren't long anymore and differ from their "short" counterparts only in quality - /ɛ/ and /ɔ/, derived from Imperial Audente /ɛː/ and /ei/, /ɔː/ and /ou/.
I'm just wondering which is a better orthography. Currently they're represented by [ê] and [ô] (Selôkon Audênti). Should I represent them by [é] and [ó] instead? (Normally used to represent /e/ and /o/ but this is a former height distinction so they're used to represent long vowels) For comparison:
Selôkon Audênti
Selókon Audénti
Translation: Which looks prettier: Selôkon Audênti or Selókon Audénti?
I'm just wondering which is a better orthography. Currently they're represented by [ê] and [ô] (Selôkon Audênti). Should I represent them by [é] and [ó] instead? (Normally used to represent /e/ and /o/ but this is a former height distinction so they're used to represent long vowels) For comparison:
Selôkon Audênti
Selókon Audénti
Translation: Which looks prettier: Selôkon Audênti or Selókon Audénti?