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> looks like what it sounds like? or sounds like what it looks like?

Like the letter 'o', right? That sounds round, looks round and you make your mouth round to get it.


well, I was thinking he meant something more like ball or tree...

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I find this topic (letters > articulation > sound) fascinating but have read little associated with it as yet. I'm guessing most would agree that the shape of letters in phonetic alphebets are not entirely abstract though.

..now I've stumbled on the following...lots of reading:-)
THE ARTICULATORY BASIS OF THE ALPHABET



pretty interesting stuff... and this crazy site happened to come up next to it in my tab bar... cue twilight zone music

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