The Romic Alphabet, sometimes known as the Romic Reform, is a phonetic alphabet proposed by Henry Sweet. It is the direct ancestor of the modern International Phonetic Alphabet. The alphabet differs from previously proposed spelling reforms by favoring a return to a pronunciation similar to that of the Old English alphabet instead of a glossic transcription. Many of the short and long vowels are similar to modern German or Classical Latin. The consonants were generally close to Old English. Certain symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet, such as [ɔ], [æ], [ð], and [ə], acquired their modern pronunciation and first use with this alphabet. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words see here. ... Phonetics (from the Greek word φωνή, phone = sound/voice) is the study of sounds (voice). ... Because of technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... This is a concise version of the International Phonetic Alphabet for English sounds. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Phonetic transcription (or phonetic notation) is the visual system of symbolization of the sounds occurring in spoken human language. ... Henry Sweet (1845-1912) was a philologist, and is also considered to be an early linguist. ... For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words see here. ... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ... Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ... German (called Deutsch in German; in German the term germanisch is equivalent to English Germanic), is a member of the western group of Germanic languages and is one of the worlds major languages. ... Classical Latin is the language used by the principal exponents of that language in what is usually regarded as classical Latin literature. ...
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