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Standard Alphabet for Reducing Unwritten Languages and Foreign Graphic Systems to a Uniform Orthography in European Letters (2nd rev.ed. London, 1863)

Name: Standard Alphabet for Reducing Unwritten Languages and Foreign Graphic Systems to a Uniform Orthography in European Letters (2nd rev.ed. London, 1863)
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Richard Lepsius(Author)

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STANDARD ALPHABET FOR REDUCING UNWRITTEN LANGUAGES AND FOREIGN GRAPHIC SYSTEMS TO A UNIFORM ORTHOGRAPHY IN EUROPEAN LETTERS
Edotirial page
Title page
Copyright page
PREFACE
USE OF SYMBOLS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION TO LEPSUS'S 'STANDARD ALPHABET'
INTRODUCTORY
1.0 CARL RICHARD LEPSIUS, 1810-1884
2.0 UNIVERSAL ALPHABETS
2.1 THE PROBLEMS OF DEVISING A UNIVERSAL ALPHABET
2.2 EARLY ATTEMPTS TO PROVIDE A UNIVERSAL ALPHABET
2.3 DEVICES FOR SUPPLEMENTING THE ROMAN ALPHABET
2.4 THE 18TH CENTURY
2.5 ORIENTAL SCRIPTS
2.5.1 Sir William Jones.
2.5.2 Volney.
2.6 THE VOLNEY PRIZE AND SCHLEIERMACHER
2.7 ALPHABETS FOR UNWRITTEN LANGUAGES
2.7.1 North America
2.7.2 Africa.
2.8 LEPSIUS AND THE ALPHABETICAL CONFERENCE OF 1854
2.9 THE PUBLICATION OF LEPSIUS'S STANDARD ALPHABET
2.10 PHONETIC SCRIPTS IN BRITAIN
2.10.1 A.J. Ellis.
2.10.2 A.M. Bell.
2.10.3 Henry Sweet
2.11 PHONETIC SCRIPTS IN AMERICA: S.S. HALDEMAN
2.12 PHONETIC SCRIPTS IN GERMANY
2.12.1 Ernst Brücke and Carl Merkel.
2.12.2 M. Thausing,
2.12.3 F. du Bois-Reymond.
2.13 SUMMARY OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SCHEMES DESCRIBED
3.0 LEPSIUS'S STANDARD ALPHABET
3.1 GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF DESCRIPTION
3.2 THE VOWELS
3.2.1 The colour analogy
3.2.2 Vowel diagrams.
3.2.3 Discussion of Lepsius's approach to vowel description
3.2.4 The 'indistinct' vowel.
3.2.5 Consonantal influence on vowels.
3.2.6. Conclusion.
3.3 THE CONSONANTS
3.3.1 Framework of description.
3.3.2 The forms of modification
3.3.2.1 Fortis/lenis.
3.3.2.2 Tenuis/media/aspirata.
3.3.2.3 Semivowels and 'ancipites'
3.3.3 Place of articulation.
3.3.3.1 Faucal.
3.3.3.2 Guttural.
3.3.3.3 Palatal.
3.3.3.4 Cerebral.
3.3.3.5 Lingual.
3.3.3.6 Dental.
3.3.3.7 Labial.
3.3.4 Double and Secondary articulations.
3.3.5 Non-pulmonic sounds.
3.4 NOTATION
3.4.1 Vowel notation.
3.4.2 Consonant notation
3.5 THE DESCRIPTIONS OF LANGUAGES IN PART II
3.6 LEPSIUS'S CLASSIFICATION OF LANGUAGES
4.0 LEPSIUS UNIVERSAL ALPHABETS AFTER
5.0 CONCLUSION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
RICHARD LEPSIUS: LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
INDEX
II. STANDARD ALPHABET FOR REDUCING UNWRITTEN LANGUAGES AND FOREIGN GRAPHIC SYSTEMS TO A UNIFORM ORTHOGRAPHY IN EUROPEAN LETTERS
ADVERTISEMENT TO THE FIRST EDITION.
ADVERTISEMENT TO THE SECOND EDITION.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction to the Second Edition.
FIRST PART. HISTORICAL AND SYSTEMATICAL DEVELOPMENT.
The Scientific Object of this Alphabet
The Practical Object of this Alphabet
What has been done by Science for the Solution of this Problem, up to the present Time?
What has been done by the MISSIONARY SOCIETIES for the Solution of the Question?
THE SYSTEM PROPOSED.
A. THE SYSTEM OF VOWELS.
B. THE SYSTEM OF CONSONANTS.
On the Division of Consonants.
Upon what Principles are these Sounds to be rendered in a General Alphabet.
German ng.
Guttural r.
German j.
German ch.
English sh, French ch, German sch.
French j.
English strong th.
The soft English th, and the Modern Greek y.
Enlargement of the Alphabet by the Addition of the Foreign Sounds of Oriental Languages.
I. THE FAUCAL CLASS.
II. THE GUTTURAL CLASS.
III. THE PALATAL CLASS.
IV. THE CEREBRAL CLASS.
V. THE LINGUAL or GUTTURO-DENTAL CLASS
VI. THE DENTAL CLASS
VII. THE LABIAL CLASS
The Consonants of the General Alphabet.
Examples of Pronunciation.
On the Aspirates and Consonantal Diphthongs.
On the Application of the General Alphabet to the Alphabet of particular Languages.
SECOND PART. COLLECTION OF ALPHABETS REDUCED TO THE STANDARD ALPHABET.
GENERAL DIVISION OF LANGUAGES.
LITERARY LANGUAGES.
GENDER LANGUAGES
SANSKRIT.
Ancient pronunciation.
Modern pronunciation.
Specimen.
Old pronunciation.
Modern pronunciation.
Remarks.
PALLI.
Specimen.
Remarks.
OLD PRAKRIT.
Specimen.
Remarks.
HINDI.
Specimen.
Remarks.
HINDUSTANI.
Specimen.
Remarks.
SINDHI.
Specimen.
Hindu character.
Musalmancharacter.
Remarks.
GUJARATI.
Specimen.
Remarks.
MARATHI.
Specimen.
Remarks.
PANJABI or SIKH
Specimen.
Remarks.
NIPÄLI.
Specimen.
Remarks.
BAÑGALI
Remarks.
URIYA.
Remarks.
PASTO or AFTAN.
Specimen.
Remarks.
OLD BAKTRIAN (ZEND).
Original pronunciation.
Later (Persian) pronunciation.
Specimen.
Remarks.
OLD PERSIAN (CUNEIFORM)
Specimen.
Remarks.
MODERN PERSIAN.
Specimen.
Remarks.
ARMENIAN.
Modern pronunciation in Armenia.
Specimen.
Remarks.
KURD (Zazá dialect).
Specimen.
Remarks.
OSSETIAN.
Georgian characters.
Specimen.
Dialect of Jalgusidse.
Digoriandialect.
Tagaurian dialect.
Remarks.
LITUANIAN.
Specimen.
Transcription.
Remarks.
Vowels.
Consonants.
OLD SLOVENIAN.
Glagolitic.
Cyrillian.
Specimen.
Remarks.
SERBIAN (Illirian).
Cyrillian writing.
Latinwriting.
Standard alphabet.
Specimen.
Remarks.
RUSSIAN.
Specimen.
Remarks.
CHESKIAN (BOHEMIAN).
Specimen.
Remarks.
POLISH
Specimen.
Remarks.
SORBIAN (High-Lusatian, Wendic)
Remarks.
RUMANIAN (Walachian).
Cyrillian letters.
Mixed letters.
Etymological alphabet.
Standard alphabet.
Specimen.
Cyrillian letters.
Mixed letters.
Etymological writing.
Transcription.
With accents.
Remarks.
OLD ICELANDIC.
Specimen.
Remarks.
WELSH (KIMRI).
Specimen.
Transcription.
Remarks.
HEBREW.
Former pronunciation.
Later pronunciation.
Specimen.
Formerpronunciation.
Later pronunciation.
Remarks.
SYRIAN.
Specimen.
Remarks.
ARABIC.
Specimen.
Remarks.
GE5EZ(ETHIOPIC).
Specimen.
Remarks.
AMHARIC.
Specimen.
Remarks.
OLD EGYPTIAN
Specimen.
Remarks.
COPTIC.
Specimen.
Remarks.
BEJA (BISARI, ETHIOPIAN).
Specimen.
Remarks.
GALLA.
Specimen.
Remarks.
TAMA SEQ.
Speci men.
Remarks.
HAUSA.
Specimen.
Remarks.
???? (NAMAQUA).
Specimen.
Remarks.
NO- GENDER LANGUAGES
MANJU.
Specimen.
Remarks.
SHARRA-MONGOLIAN.
Remarks.
BURYETIC.
Specimen.
Remarks.
YAKUTIC
Specimen.
Remarks.
TURKISH.
Specimen.
Remarks.
TURKMENIAN.
KAZAK (WESTERN KIRGHIZ, small horde).
Specimen.
Remarks.
SAMOYEDIC DIALECTS.
Remarks.
MAD'ARIC (HUNGARIAN).
Specimen.
Remarks.
MORDVINIAN (Moksa dialect).
Specimen.
Remarks.
LIVONIAN.
Specimen of the Kolken dialeet.
Remarks.
?AMIL (TAMULIAN).
Specimen.
Remarks.
MALAYALAM.
Specimen.
Remarks.
TULU
Specimen.
Remarks.
KARNATAKA (KANARESE).
Specimen.
Remarks.
TELUGU (TELINGU).
Specimen.
Remarks.
KWAN-HWA (MANDARINIC)
dialect of Nan-kin.
Specimen.
Remarks.
HOK-LO.
Remarks.
HAKKA.
Specimen.
Remarks.
THAI (Siamese dialect).
Remarks.
KAMBOJA.
Remarks.
MRANMA (BURMESE).
Rem arks.
YUKAGIRIC.
Specimen.
Remarks.
CHUKCHIC (CAUCAU).
Specimen.
Remarks.
JAPANESE.
Specimen.
Remarks.
TIBETAN.
Specimen.
Remarks.
GEORGIAN.
Specimen.
Remarks.
TUS.
Remarks.
ALBANIAN (Toskan dialect.).
Specimen.
Remarks.
MALAYAN.
Specimen.
Remarks.
?????.
Remarks.
JAVANESE.
Specimen.
Remarks.
DAYAK (Borneo).
Specimen.
MAKASSAR.
Specimen.
Remarks.
BUGIS.
Remarks.
EASTERN POLYNESIAN LANGUAGES.
ILLITERATE LANGUAGES.
AUSTRALIAN or PAPUAN LANGUAGES.
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN.
Remarks.
ANN??? ? (New Hebrides).
Specimen.
MARE (Loyalty Islands),
Specimen.
VITI (Fiji Islands).
Specimen.
Remarks.
AFRICAN LANGUAGES.
SUÁHELI (KI-SUAHELI).
Specimen.
Remarks.
MAKÚA(Mosambique).
Remarks.
TSUANA (SE-TSUANA, BE-TSUANA).
Remarks.
KAFIR, Zulu(Ama-Zulu) dialect.
Specimen.
Remarks.
KAFIR, //Osa (Ama //Osa) dialect.
Specimen.
HERERO(O-TYI-HERERÓ).
Specimen.
Remarks.
FERNANDO PO.
Specimen.
Remarks.
IBO.
Specimen.
Remarks.
YÓRUBA.
Specimen.
Remarks.
EWE, Arilo (Aongla) -dialect.
Specimen.
Remarks.
AKRA (GÄ).
Specimen.
Bemärks.
TYI (O-TYL OJI), Akwapim dialect.
Specimen.
Remarks.
?????.
Specimen.
Remarks.
VEL.
Specimen.
Remarks.
SUSU.
Remarks.
MANDINGA.
Specimen.
Remarks.
WOLOF.
Specimen.
Remarks.
FUL (FULAH).
Specimen.
Remarks.
KÁNURI (BORNU).
Specimen.
Remarks.
KOÑGÁRA (DAR-FUR).
NUBA.
Specimen.
Remarks.
AMERICAN LANGUAGES.
INDIAN LANGUAGES OF NORTH AMERICA.
Remarks.
GREENLANDIC.
Specimen.
Remarks.
MASSATSUSET.
Specimen.
Remarks.
IROKWOIS.
Remarks.
MUSKOKI.
Specimen.
Remarks.
TSAHTA(CHOKTAW).
Specimen.
Remarks.
TSALAGI (CHIROKI).
Specimen.
Remarks.
DAKOTA.
Specimen.
Remarks.
OTOMI.
Remarks.
KHETSÜA (QQUICHÜA, PERUVIAN).
Specimen.
Remarks.
KIRIRI.
Remarks.
GENERAL TABLE OF LANGUAGES.
POSTSCRIPT.
STANDARD ALPHABET, SECOND EDITION 1863.
SECOND POSTSCRIPT.
Specimen.
Specimen.
Specimen.
INDEX OF SUBJECTS
INDEX OF PERSONS
INDEX OF LANGUAGES

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