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May 28, 2024 · All the consonants that can be produced by the mouth (and are used in the world’s languages) are documented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (International Phonetic Association, 1999) using unique symbols for each sound (e.g. ‘s’ = /s/; ‘sh’ = /ʃ/, ‘ch’ = /ʧ/). Most of the world’s consonants are pulmonic (produced by air ...
May 28, 2024 · "I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers, to become comfortable with a book, not daunted. Books shouldn’t be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful" - Roald Dahl
23 hours ago · Kana (仮名, false name) or kana (仮字, false character): a syllabary . Magana (真仮名, true kana) or otokogana (男仮名, men's kana): phonetic kanji used as syllabary characters, historically used by men (who were more educated). Man'yōgana (万葉仮名, kana used in the Man'yōshū): the most prominent system of magana. Sōgana ...
23 hours ago · Which is a frankly terrifying reference, suggesting a 16th century edition and a manuscript. The footnotes are more useful, suggesting that the letter was addressed to the church of St Peter at Wearmouth. It also notes that the letter contains a reference to the sack of Lindisfarne in 793. This probably dates the letter to that year, since ...
23 hours ago · Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI raised $6 billion in series B funding, reaching a post-money valuation of $24 billion as investors bet big on challengers to companies like OpenAI in the intensifying AI race. The funding round was backed by investors including Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital, the company said in a blog post on […]
23 hours ago · Researchers have been working to track and study floating sargassum, a prolific seaweed swamping Caribbean and West African shorelines, and causing environmental and economic harm. The study, 'Changes in holopelagic Sargassum spp. biomass composition across an unusual year,' is published in PNAS.
8 hours ago · White candidate seeks higher office in Black S. African province. May 24, 2024. Chad's military leader sworn in as elected president. ... Researchers uncover 'phonetic alphabet' of sperm whales ...
