New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-25
THE PHONETIC REFORM.

a
The Tribune to the Phonetic Reform. BY printing fes
items oNy in the Reformed Alphabet To this yoa reply.
admitting thu great Importance of he RAorn hat ~fdng
sa P.usn h.s dore rood work in Ensssd
ron 70 he s1ee Address al 3oye DID hs- for $500 "a
h sn sbuted the PG 1.-THE fsad. OF the Refsru IA
zee. . e.dd .od iiSfa ecna .hoa .sd are apen ps.-
a.. H S.S ,s n srn. TO ts-o --
Ia. the p.oIs BG We ar, %, rins On in y" sure N
viii you permit Ne 10 make effort not 20 obviats
your oiScuy, but 10 show that is one which inevts
bic sno which must be met std overcome th.' c>onc
be you prop by the votes OF Conveation
however osnod after xeaks consideration and hasby,
that The only possible way If meeting and overcoming Il
IRE Of then hat !mprOv, nenfs they require.
Your impression Of the facility Of agreeing beforehand
upon al all habet shich shall hereafter De IL Pho
netc Alphabet slavery nstur. one el' : one sn;n
certain Gsipaie ard think show you the reasons
Why this il ih- c.,e with su nt c'esrn-ss to satisfy
YOU even viIou, practice, that II must te so
perfect alphabet is one viii n will meet all the
wants all the classes OF persons WAC have to DO
with H. ali the ends to VI ch sphsoe sppl,ct
and al III pros necessary 20 the asnm-ni OF tnoss
.uds Without attempting tesise which STA exhaust
the subject let mention the folio Ebg asses ot parsons
Who interested The type cutter the pe founder he
composor, the proof resoer the teacher u youth, the
teacher learner OF foreign Au. the phOogsi OF
man Of science AID world woe y=sr tue ortn-pisf ana
TIE writer script hand All Of these p-r,ons have TO do
With al hsbe and regard from enr-e did-rent And
often frou opp points IT v-~ Take fr example the
rip,pa ground Ci dIssenon which has divided Pnono-
{, pitts Ii 80 happens thai the vos-l LISTERS have
ger rally in English the sounds heard IN the words
me @ Jab shen they repr-s- nj long vowel so1nds a;
ALL In almost all other languages they r-peee-nt the
h.sra in the ~Ords EEL Tor machine. tate Tor te
TT and tar Tor dihef respectively Nos 1t is fully
agreed among Us that these letters should be taken
TO represent the still more prevalent sho sodnd- heard
in pm, reH, pan, in relation % winch the English
ana f"r,gn usage is much more in harmony. But
Tie qlestIou tn arises IN nyentins new letters tor
the corresponding or soucds shah We follow he analogy
of The signs Tor the corresponding short sounds sod at
Lap guases or that the old Eng ish which
forms exception TO that o all other languages and Pu.
out OF harmony with al the rest Of tae world not only
the spanish Italian German, French sc, but WITH the
hundred languages Recently ed To wrtte' frn-
even by missionaries who have always preferred
the European values Of n letters account o. their
creser versay that uhether We shall adopt letter
IA the word t,s lInsctine &c which ball r--emole l. or
one which snail Resemble and so on 10 other c.'es
Now thl- slmpls matter 10 make 4 dIssensiOn
about but II Is ia fact very great D@ter IL - nothing
Else the question whether the Reform we are engaged
ia 4 w0r1 word Reform Sheher II looks to the st"phDn
Of Univ,r al phsbs snd the hnA reduction Of all lao
guss.s 10 method of representation step
lossibly their finally melting down irto our insage
under influence Orsro,d communication and the ks,
OF whether local ADD purely Engb aud America "a
affair sbd relates the correction OF certain Anomalies
sud neon within the body Ut our o~n language
Accv ugy. i'll & ton called TO settle thus among
h.r qu- sons the whole body Of Con mo" school t-tcn
s, thoss who have d. with the instruction of youth
sno oDly among The objects IT our Reform gr-aier
iacry in accomplishing that end, during the trsns"in
,p basis often hOne,tly and -sr-ly convinced that ~
ket III OF possibly carried al AL except by me
closet po,sble similarly between the ueF Aphsh-t snd
the old In her wOrCs. my lo X 10 the ptrettO@ ~ Al
Alphabet solely ssubg Of It's working capacities IN
,b operations the school house sod especially ia, nov,
nm. IN. 20 have be taught the AID Of
be other aid willie the Of parents have 10 ne
eonced oy the least apparent amount OF change GA
The other hand The great macs OF the 50 '-h hugus' or
l.su.d men in this department look upon sach an
Alphsb.t ss lingusl monster which they you'd
10 ASHAMED belorv the scI'nce OF Europa aud
he void 10 advocate AS the basis OF ,tnug anive Sal
they look up u the Reform a. one la wn"h III t-'insn
no fr. uo< man of the Sandwich Islands aud
h. Ibp.s .r Indian Missionary j. just much nt-r
sd th- l4ns,e school master fhty lOoS 10 the early
recurrence he ~nd tue people OF All CIVILIZED
psiio, in The moven.Li which Ar n.gDnins Tor tho
Iurpo.- Of tr, alIgc va some OF thstmner-e dmclny
which OBJ IL If lsDgus Dt- pe's 10 their com nu
III, with each other Now, risopviou' TIA. ope'
9Th different views ct tb- end i- ne ."rs-d zoe
mutt different ideas OF ths essentials 81 p''
fign u The instrum nj Upon this p"nf tT "N 'mp- ms
,.m. uuan III decide way Ia day, and .noohs
hence. II be hsppens - nave neen udJins several
JIsDsges The m-sntm- o. IL h,'- got by sby m-sn-
bfoAoer puob q he movement ne Is sok~g H.
he will be the a0vocst- Of the opposite doctrine
NJ Piiman who held out Tor Eve or yaes axSns The
cosmor oltsp views of Mr. Boyle srd mys has gently
come uv-I 10 and Is their ssunob-s' sd'oc.-
While Mr. Longey OF Cincinnati stiil represent 10 ths
courir, Whist may BE- called tho sch oimssi'r interest
which coniessedly en' 10 very great ind ienc- and
hiss potent OF its Kind and hooking 10 rs o$n
only for lis positions IL must also be sim7f that
h. Law is likely 10 be n most rmeostey 'pua- course,
able Judgment - lar correct IN
ss capAbi, OF snbservrg the TN and hsh purposes OF
The Reform regard It - yIug down foundauOn which
the progr.s OF Reform sf will compel 70 tear up
sssib sLd begin anew.
Again the number Ct vo vel sounds lvoxes being the
LIQUID OF language. which exist IN tnglish or 10
GENERALLY is another question oi great dihouy
IL very mu b IKE the question. How many coIrs are
there Ii rome other scientific operation de pended upon
there being separate gn for each color aid ihs question
wee b. hw many signs this aphsb-t Of col
consist o. by what me- could Il be deided
The of th- people would oisiingush 40 AZ
thee colors which provided With III common b--s
REQ blue ,elos &c but ;sbsrs DYER, protest. ~. CO!
DRIFTS II oil sorts and few uDpro-ssi nal bat ~el-n
Observ AIT persons would distinguish m suy more,
several kin d. Of red Ut yellow Nc II Convention were
csec 10 fl the number these different Glasses would all b.
.lresenr and each oyiousl would Dc very uxS 10 rhak
that every bccy great fool ho old OF msk- the same
cistDoti, that he did SO Of sounos and especially OF
vov. somcs Is the came s"w-l sound, for -xsnpi-
n Is heard IN tLy aud there or IL han and f.tb-s o'1
will say YES and partly because some pre- ToH &C,
be each coDp- OF thee word ans, snd ot1--
DO rot partly because sben An actaI crersnce Is
u.d- tu- kl0r the difference and h-rs % not -
sr,st i. this difficulty tina, IS extremely hard for
sr spy ind vdus who ATTENDS 10 the subject even 10 SAL
isiy hiusf H, con 'tSntly oe-smAs more caii
ard. sId differences which AZ mrs. seeu-d 70 nin 700
Oh, bf 10 be Of spy importance, th-y Do dis
,r,uhed AZ all grow upon him until be wonders TIA, Any
be- 81 neglect and ie-s entirely dis-an,n-i stn
yL hich fails 10 represent them Again tue ln
pcraLee attaches 10 ih-s- d'n-r-rces when NY are
allow. t. -Skt xll he varied wonderfully by the rshaS
Taste. AIo general state MIND Of the Perti AS
pious Snndsy school Teacher ineOt pom in-irdf
irs ihCk brAned dul@ared adults - READ ths HOri
.o God Al euihuss.ti yzGe e" Pho Otypy -
thu mean. 20 that end He IS II wholly mp .i-n,
Of al Lic.i.s sill ibros labor Ia way aud the more
coa.bf With sPh.be the more imperfect IT, pr 'vd-d
all merely the words sc enough 50 inl' tney
.hsu b. installer for Other words P-fh>p, On mo
.tb.r nd be j. pur.st in taoepy heCr- sdy ~ Al
ceIh, ~ stage or Pl-rr-P"nt III th- Palptt vito
sbom he shades Of sound Ia The ni;sriIe- Ut words are