plover-phenrsteno 0.0.10

Phonemic non-rhotic English stenotype system for Plover

phenrsteno

Phonemic and non-rhotic English stenotype system for Plover. The layout is optimised for RP and Midlands stenographers.

Chorded phonemes

This sections describes how you can transcribe phonemes other than those printed on the keys.

Vowels

Diphthongs like [aɪ] and [eɪ] arise naturally from the layout. Strokes for other vowel sounds are in the table below.

Vowel	Stroke
[ɒ]	ae
[iː]	ɪʊ
[uː]	eʊ
[ɑː]	aɪʊ
[ɔː]	aeɪʊ
[əʊ]	aeʊ

Consonants

Phonemes under the left hand:

Initial consonant	Left-hand stroke
[f]	sb
[v]	sd
[k]	pb
[l]	td
[j]	wr
[tʃ]	twr
[dʒ]	dwr
[ʃ]	swr
[g]	pt
[h]	ptw
[n]	bd
[m]	bdr
[θ]	bt

Phonemes under the right hand:

Final consonant	Right-hand stroke
[p]	ft
[b]	ftʃ
[k]	td
[θ]	tdʃ
[ŋ]	ng
[m]	ftnd

Development

To-do:

• Integrate with Plover's plugin manager
• Include JSON dictionaries for
  • vocabulary
  • affixes
  • punctuation
  • plover commands