Am 22.06.2016 um 21:38 schrieb Nekar Xenos:
> I've been thinking of creating a phonetic writing system that could be
> relatively easily understood visually. Basically a featural phonetic
> system.
> 
> I still need to add tones and more advanced features.
> 
> Please let me know if it is understandable to use.
> Suggestions are welcome.
> 
> https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B3kSno0ESYYoTVJSRklEeVhGOHc&usp=sharing

It seems to me that your basic concept is to depict the phonemes via the
position of the vocal tract.

While this idea looks neat at first glance, it must inevitably fall
short, for at least two reasons:

1) You still need to introduce somewhat arbitrary notation for any
phonetic features arising from dynamic processes, such as trills,
taps/flaps, implosives, and what-have-you-nots. It is there that all the
ease of visual understanding breaks down at the very next cultural barrier.

2) It does not deal with the phenomenon of allophones, i.e. sounds that
are generated in different ways but perceived as identical.

My suggestion would be to stick with the IPA alphabet. Not only is it
well-established in the expert community, well-supported by Unicode, and
well-equipped for pretty much any human vocal expression you could
possibly imagine -- it also comes with a host of tried and tested best
practices how to actually apply it to various different use cases.

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