Deseret alphabet
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The Deseret alphabet is a phonemic English-language spelling reform developed between 1847 and 1854 by the board of regents of the University of Deseret under the leadership of Brigham Young, the seco
The Sermon on the Mount as it appears in the 16 February 1859 edition of the Deseret News.
An 1876 campaign ticket for the People's Party of Utah. The Deseret type is recycled to make a border. The "words" in the border are gibberish.
Hymn from the Deseret Second Book, printed in 1868. The first line of the hymn reads "I'll serve the Lord while I am young" (π'π π
π²ππ π π’π«ππΌ πΈπΆπ΄π π π°π π·π²π), and is pronounced as /aΙͺl sΚrv Γ°(Ι) lΙΛrd hwaΙͺl aΙͺ Γ¦m jΚΕ/.
A fragment of Marion Shelton's Hopi dictionary, the source of his handwriting. This section shows translations into the Hopi language (Orayvi dialect) for words that start with the English phoneme /oΚ/.
English Phonotypic Alphabet
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The English Phonotypic Alphabet is a phonetic alphabet developed by Sir Isaac Pitman and Alexander John Ellis, originally as an English language spelling reform. Although never gaining wide acceptance
Deseret alphabet
β¦the most actively involved in the development of the script's novel characters, which were used to replace those of the 1847 version of Isaac Pitman's English phonotypic alphabet. He was also the "New Alphabet's" first serious user. The script gets its name from the word deseret, a hapax legomenon in the Book of Mormon, whichβ¦
Street sign of Kingston Buildings in Bath, once seat of The Phonetic Society