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A phonological reform would be more appropiate than a spelling reform. English texts would keep the same and only the pronunciation would change.
by happy_path 6y ago
A phonological reform would be more appropiate than a spelling reform. English texts would keep the same and only the pronunciation would change.
- xxpor 6y agoHa! First we'd have to agree on the existing phonology!
- DiggyJohnson 6y agoI cheerfully think that there is no way you're correct in this. The inertia of literature is nearly impossible to overcome; the nuance of phonology is impossible.
- happy_path 6y agoThere wasn't a change in Shakespeare's times? It would be like creating an English dialect with a different pronunciation. Easier than rewritting every text that exists today.