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A proposed transcription of Russian Cyrillic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 February 2009

S. S. Eustace
S. S. Eustace
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(The Simplified Spelling Society)
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All common transcriptions of the Russian Cyrillic or Kirillitza [ki'rilitsa] into the Latin alphabet are unsatisfactory. They either have unsightly and untypable diacriticals (the Czech system) or else a superabundance of h's and y's (English systems). Both spoil the dignity of the original while scarcely correcting its notorious shortcomings, and thus they continue to hide the very information which is essential in order to pronounce the words!

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Journal of the International Phonetic Association , Volume 4 , Issue 1 , June 1974 , pp. 37 - 48
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Copyright © Journal of the International Phonetic Association 1974

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