**Extra Credit Opportunity**
PHONETIC ALPHABETS
Shaw asserted that Pygmalion is actually about phonetics. And his will included a
suggestion that an alternate English alphabet is written in phonetics, and that a contest
be held to produce it. He even offered money from his estate to encourage contest
entries. The winner was Kinsley Read, who named the Shaw alphabet “Shavian.” Study
the Shavian alphabet and the International Phonetic Alphabet, (IPA) and practice writing
some of the symbols. Links appear below.
1. http://www.omniglot.com/writing/shavian.htm
2. http://www.omniglot.com/writing/ipa.htm
Then, translate a line from a famous poem or song into one of the phonetic alphabets.
**Extra Credit Opportunity**
PHONETIC ALPHABETS
Shaw asserted that Pygmalion is actually about phonetics. And his will included a
suggestion that an alternate English alphabet is written in phonetics, and that a contest
be held to produce it. He even offered money from his estate to encourage contest
entries. The winner was Kinsley Read, who named the Shaw alphabet “Shavian.” Study
the Shavian alphabet and the International Phonetic Alphabet, (IPA) and practice writing
some of the symbols. Links appear below.
1. http://www.omniglot.com/writing/shavian.htm
2. http://www.omniglot.com/writing/ipa.htm
Then, translate a line from a famous poem or song into one of the phonetic alphabets.