This system has always been fascinating to me, because I think that the authors' solution to the problem of writing tones in Latin is both brilliant and elegant. Seeing how tones in Chinese most...
This system has always been fascinating to me, because I think that the
authors' solution to the problem of writing tones in Latin is both
brilliant and elegant. Seeing how tones in Chinese most likely came
from consonants, I think it would be interesting to see a version of
Gwoyeu Romatzyh made by modern linguists with our current understanding
of the historical final consonants and their evolution into tones.
This system has always been fascinating to me, because I think that the authors' solution to the problem of writing tones in Latin is both brilliant and elegant. Seeing how tones in Chinese most likely came from consonants, I think it would be interesting to see a version of Gwoyeu Romatzyh made by modern linguists with our current understanding of the historical final consonants and their evolution into tones.