2006-12-23 06:11:03 · 3 answers · asked by NoMaN ! 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
every1 else has already corrected the question, so ill say 'þ' the thorn, which is the strong th sound from the and this and weather, it lost its use in the middle ages, and would be used for writin þe for the ect
2006-12-23 07:34:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm guessing by 'alphabet' and 'word' you mean 'letter'
The are around 40-some sounds we make in English (aside from slight dialectictal variations).
Firstly, we could easily do without the Q ('k', 'kw') and the X ('ks', 'z').
Each vowel has a 'long' and 'short' version. So there's five more letters.
Then there are those other vowel sounds like in 'good', 'out' and 'toy'. Those sounds could have their own letters.
Then the consonant sounds 'th' (sounding differently in 'thin' and 'this'), 'sh', 'ch', 'ng'.
If you really want a mind-blowing phonetics adventure, search for "Shavian," named after George B. Shaw.
2006-12-23 06:18:24 · answer #2 · answered by Bugmän 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
1. English doesn't have 26 alphabets. It has one alphabet with 26 letters.
2. They do not make up words by themselves if you disclude "a" and "I".
3. Don't repeat your questions.
2006-12-23 06:16:42 · answer #3 · answered by Belie 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋