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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.
http://home.earthlink.net/~disembodiedbrai...

English Simplified Spelling
English spelling proposals by Dr. C. George Boeree with introduction, vowels, consonants, samples from Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" and Hamlet's Solioquy.
http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/ess.html

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.
http://www.unifon.org/

Phonetic English
Proposal to unite English spoken word with the written with sample translations of various materials into this system.
http://www3.sympatico.ca/eee.sss/

Phonetic Alphabet for English
Details of a 32 letter alphabet which gives a one-to-one correlation between sound and spelling.
http://www.geocities.com/mikenassau/Diacri...

Mapping of Alternate Notations Onto IPA Phonemes
Mappings between IPA phonemes and various proposed language reform schemes including Broad Romic, Chekt Speling, SaundSpel, New Spelling (Nue Speling), ALC Fonetik, TrueTruespel, OGD-Positional, ANJeL tuN and Unigraf.
http://victorian.fortunecity.com/vangogh/5...

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".
http://www.mantex.co.uk/samples/spell.htm

Spelling Reform: Site by John J. Reilly
General website on spelling reform including John Reilly's own reform scheme Altscript. Sections on historic figures supporting spelling reform. Speling reform schemes. Also list of societies, persons and resources promoting spelling reform. Links.
http://pages.prodigy.net/aesir/alt1.htm

Brasseur Universal Code
Details on an alternative to the standard alphabet based on a system of symbolic logic characters.
http://webhome.idirect.com/~gemstone/

Sub Topics:
Problems in Traditional Spelling
Web Rings
Shavian
Spel Riet
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