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Shavian-info / readlex

The Read Lexicon: a spelling dictionary for the Shavian alphabet following the rhotic Received Pronunciation standard.
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โ€œdrawerโ€ #13

Closed trosel closed 2 years ago

trosel commented 2 years ago
draw ๐‘›๐‘ฎ๐‘ท VVI drษ”ห 4109
drawer ๐‘›๐‘ฎ๐‘น

i think there might need to be a word for a person that draws. ๐‘›๐‘ฎ๐‘ท๐‘ผ?

Shavian-info commented 2 years ago

It would be useful to know the frequency of 'drawer' meaning 'person who draws'. Adding it to the ReadLex would mean that every time the word 'drawer' (as in furniture) appears in a text, it would become a heteronym that needs to be resolved manually. Given I have never seen the word 'drawer' outside legal texts, as in a person who draws a cheque, I wonder if it would actually help to add it or just make more work.

trosel commented 2 years ago

Adding it to the ReadLex would mean that every time the word 'drawer' (as in furniture) appears in a text, it would become a heteronym that needs to be resolved manually

I think this should only be a consideration if the primary usage of the dictionary is in crude latin-to-shavian transliteration programs. (even if this is the case, you already have heteronyms in the dictionary)

If it is meant to be a standalone dictionary, "a person that draws" is indeed a word (and it is pronounced differently from the furniture as well).

Shavian-info commented 2 years ago

@trosel Agreed, it is a legitimate heteronym. I've added it.