Shavian in Education: Case Studies from Schools and Universities
Shavian is a phonetic alphabet designed by George Bernard Shaw to simplify English spelling. This guide explores its use in schools and universities, covering…
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English sounds,
written clearly.
Meet Shavian: a phonemic alphabet built for English. Learn its shapes, convert familiar words, and start reading a different way.
- 48purpose-built letters
- 0capital letters
- U+10450Unicode ready
Conventional English
Hello, world.
same sounds
Shavian
𐑣𐑩𐑤𐑴, 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛.
𐑱
𐑤
𐑯
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EnglishHello→𐑣𐑩𐑤𐑴
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Meet every glyph, sound, name, and letter pair.𐑐𐑰𐑐
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Type, copy, and download Shavian Unicode anywhere.𐑔
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Train sound recall, spelling, pairs, and reading speed.Your first ten minutes
Start with shapes.
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Shavian looks unfamiliar only at first. Its visual system becomes much easier when you learn related letters together, then immediately use them in short words.
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See tall, deep, short, and compound forms as a coherent system.
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Connect shape to sound
Use IPA, names, and example words to make each form memorable.
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Beginner Guide
A step-by-step introduction to the Shavian alphabet.
Alphabet
Reference for the 48 Shavian letters, their names, and punctuation.
Spelling
Rules and patterns for converting English words into Shavian spelling.
History
The origins and development of the Shavian alphabet.
Comparisons
Side-by-side comparisons with other phonetic and spelling systems.
Keyboards
Keyboard layouts and input methods for Shavian.
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