Natlang Uses of Diacritics in the Latin Alphabet: Difference between revisions
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== Diaeresis/Umlaut == | == Diaeresis/Umlaut == | ||
Diaeresis (known as tréma in French) and umlaut both employ the same character: ¨ (U+00A8 for the non-combining form, U+0308 for the combining). But there is a difference of use between diaeresis and umlaut. Letters with umlaut stand for completely different sounds than their non-accented counterparts. For example in Swedish <o> represents /u/ while <ö> represents /ø/. Diaeresis on the other does not change the sound value of a letter, but instead marks that a vowel is not part of a diphthong or digraph. | Diaeresis (known as tréma in French) and umlaut both employ the same character: ¨ (U+00A8 for the non-combining form, U+0308 for the combining). But there is a difference of use between diaeresis and umlaut. Letters with umlaut stand for completely different sounds than their non-accented counterparts. For example in Swedish <o> represents /u/ while <ö> represents /ø/. Diaeresis on the other does not change the sound value of a letter, but instead marks that a vowel is not part of a diphthong or digraph. | ||
:Precomposed letters with this diacritic are: Ä ä Ë ë Ḧ ḧ Ï ï Ö ö Ü ü Ẅ ẅ Ẍ ẍ Ÿ ÿ Ǖ ǖ Ǘ ǘ Ǚ ǚ Ǜ ǜ Ǟ ǟ Ȫ ȫ Ḯ ḯ Ṏ ṏ Ṻ ṻ ẗ | :Precomposed letters with this diacritic are: <span style="font-size: 16pt">Ä ä Ë ë Ḧ ḧ Ï ï Ö ö Ü ü Ẅ ẅ Ẍ ẍ Ÿ ÿ Ǖ ǖ Ǘ ǘ Ǚ ǚ Ǜ ǜ Ǟ ǟ Ȫ ȫ Ḯ ḯ Ṏ ṏ Ṻ ṻ ẗ</span> | ||
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== Ring Above == | == Ring Above == | ||
The non-combining form of ˚ is U+02DA and the combining form is U+030A. Precomposed letters with this diacritic are: Å<sub>U+00C5</sub> å<sub>U+00E5</sub> Ů<sub>U+016E</sub> ů<sub>U+016F</sub> Ǻ<sub>U+01FA</sub> ǻ<sub>U+01FB</sub> ẘ<sub>U+1E98</sub> ẙ<sub>U+1E99<sub> | The non-combining form of ˚ is U+02DA and the combining form is U+030A. Precomposed letters with this diacritic are: <span style="font-size: 16pt">Å<sub>U+00C5</sub> å<sub>U+00E5</sub> Ů<sub>U+016E</sub> ů<sub>U+016F</sub> Ǻ<sub>U+01FA</sub> ǻ<sub>U+01FB</sub> ẘ<sub>U+1E98</sub> ẙ<sub>U+1E99<sub> | ||
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Revision as of 06:17, 11 August 2012
This page will list different uses of diacritical marks that have natland precedence. Conlangers can use this to find inspiration for their own conlang romanizations.
Diaeresis/Umlaut
Diaeresis (known as tréma in French) and umlaut both employ the same character: ¨ (U+00A8 for the non-combining form, U+0308 for the combining). But there is a difference of use between diaeresis and umlaut. Letters with umlaut stand for completely different sounds than their non-accented counterparts. For example in Swedish <o> represents /u/ while <ö> represents /ø/. Diaeresis on the other does not change the sound value of a letter, but instead marks that a vowel is not part of a diphthong or digraph.
- Precomposed letters with this diacritic are: Ä ä Ë ë Ḧ ḧ Ï ï Ö ö Ü ü Ẅ ẅ Ẍ ẍ Ÿ ÿ Ǖ ǖ Ǘ ǘ Ǚ ǚ Ǜ ǜ Ǟ ǟ Ȫ ȫ Ḯ ḯ Ṏ ṏ Ṻ ṻ ẗ
| Use | Language | Letters | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front version of back vowel | Finnish | Ää /æ/, Öö /ø/ | From Swedish. |
| Livonian | Ää /æ/ | ||
| Swedish | Ää /ɛ/, Öö /ø/ | The umlaut evolved from the letter e in the digraphs ae[1] and oe[2]. | |
| Syllable break. When two vowel follow each other, a diaeresis on the second vowel indicates that the vowels are in two different syllables instead of forming a diphthong. | French | Ëë, Ïï, Üü, Ÿÿ |
Ring Above
The non-combining form of ˚ is U+02DA and the combining form is U+030A. Precomposed letters with this diacritic are: ÅU+00C5 åU+00E5 ŮU+016E ůU+016F ǺU+01FA ǻU+01FB ẘU+1E98 ẙU+1E99
| Use | Language | Letters | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Back version of front vowel. Often rounded. | Chamorro | Åå /ɑ/ | |
| Danish, Norwegian | Åå /ɔ/ | From an earlier digraph aa representing /ɔ/, which in turn came from /aː/.[3] | |
| Swedish | Åå /o/ | From an earlier digraph aa representing /ɔ/, which in turn came from /aː/.[4] |
