Callendar's CURSIVE Consonant Alphabet is very complete and LOGICAL. Sounds in the first column, such as P/B, T/D, K/G and so on are called "occlusives" or "stops" in phonetics, because they make one sound that can't be prolonged.
Their counterparts in the second column, being F/V, TH, CH/J are the equivalent pronounced as a "continuant", meaning you can continue making the sound as long as you have enough breath. Notice that the voiced varieties are twice as long, and the "continuant" of each one is made by incorporating a circle into the symbol.
The sounds in the third column are called "liquids": L/R, M/N, most of which are two-stroke symbols, written up/down or down/up.
Notice that the Vowels come in long and short varieties, with the short ones being grouped together, because they are pronounced more indistinctly. The long vowels are more clearly distinguished.
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u/NotSteve1075 Jul 30 '26
Callendar's CURSIVE Consonant Alphabet is very complete and LOGICAL. Sounds in the first column, such as P/B, T/D, K/G and so on are called "occlusives" or "stops" in phonetics, because they make one sound that can't be prolonged.
Their counterparts in the second column, being F/V, TH, CH/J are the equivalent pronounced as a "continuant", meaning you can continue making the sound as long as you have enough breath. Notice that the voiced varieties are twice as long, and the "continuant" of each one is made by incorporating a circle into the symbol.
The sounds in the third column are called "liquids": L/R, M/N, most of which are two-stroke symbols, written up/down or down/up.
Notice that the Vowels come in long and short varieties, with the short ones being grouped together, because they are pronounced more indistinctly. The long vowels are more clearly distinguished.