RHOTIC SYMBOLS
the IPA uses these and other symbols for "R"sounds
r alveolar trill Scots Welsh
R uvular trill Swedish and Norwegian
ɾ
tap or flap alveolar Portugese Spanish Italian
Do you know which ones represent the R sounds in your language or dialect? Its actually more likely to be the tap / flap alveolar which seems to be the most common sound.
Modern English has a R sound with a symbol like an upside-down r called the Alveolar Approximant! ɹ
Modern English has a R sound with a symbol like an upside-down r called the Alveolar Approximant! ɹ
There's also a symbol for a sound used in German French and Portugese. ʁ
Do designers need to know linguistics?
Well yes a little for what if you were working for a community that uses one of these and wants a multi-lingual text say for a poster?
Or you are a graphic designer / typographer asked to help edit a linguistic text book?
Something to think about?
