An experimental transcription — working note, not part of the whitepaper The passage below is the standard specimen text of the International Phonetic Association, chosen because it is the most widely transcribed paragraph in phonetics and so invites comparison with existing IPA renderings. Method and conventions Every glyph here was generated arithmetically from the tables … Read more
Lingua-U is still young. It is not yet a full-fledged constructed language. It does not have the vocabulary and grammar of Esperanto, Lojban, or Klingon. It is not a mature philosophical system, and it certainly does not arrive with the centuries of practice, commentary, and community that surround established spiritual traditions. What Lingua-U does offer … Read more
What might a sacred language of sound look like if we were designing one today? Many spiritual traditions have treated speech as more than a vehicle for ordinary meaning. Mantra, sacred names, mystical alphabets, prayer, chant, and other forms of vocal practice all begin from the intuition that sound can participate in spiritual life—not merely … Read more