Glossic

glossic English Etymology en la glossa a word requiring a gloss, en ic. Proper noun A system of phonetic spelling based upon the present values of English letters, but always using one symbol to represent one sound. en 1873 The quarterly journal of science and annals of mining, metallurgy, engineering, industrial arts, manufactures, and technology 382 Mr. Ellis's Glossic is a new concurrent system of spelling, intended to remedy the defects, without interfering with the use, ... en 1892 James Gow A Method of English for Secondary Schools 162 The Glossic version is taken from Ellis's English Dialects, pp. 28, 29, compared with the more exact pateotype version in his English Pronunciation, Part V. pp. 61, 52. I have ventured to alter Ellis's Glossic spelling wherever I thought that I could ... en 1971 Roman Jakobson Word and Language Walter de Gruyter 9783110873269 458 The last improvement of Ellis's notational experiments was his 'veri eezi' Glossic of 1871, coupled with the Universal Glossic which aimed “at giving simbelz faur dhi moast mine'ut foanet-ik anal-isis yet achee-vd”. References