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Have you ever wondered what the English language would look like if words were spelt correctly? This is a poem about a journey of discovery through the Himalayas, but a poem written phonetically. And it is not just that; it also contains a number of other linguistic innovations. The phonetic system is based on the 29 sounds we actually use in English. The letters ‘c’, ‘q’, and ‘x’ are not used as they repeat existing sounds, notably ‘k’ and ‘s’. Six new letters are introduced: • ø (e in ‘the’) — slashed o (a vowel we use rather a lot) • ð (th in ‘the’) — eth • þ (th in ‘thing’) — thorn • ʧ (ch in ‘chit’) • ʃ (sh in ‘shit’) — esh • ʒ (s in ‘vision’) — ezh. A synthetic linguistic system is used of complex objects arranged as subject/verb/object. Adverbs, pronouns, and prepositions attach to verbs and adjectives and articles to nouns and noun phrases. There are variations of this structure dependent on considerations such as syntax, use of idiom, photographic depictions, and types of conjunctions. In terms of fonts, different ones feature as appropriate to the context, such as a one-off use of Runic, Klingon, and Linear B. Where normal rhyme is used, the line is right-aligned so the rhymes fall under each other, a more logical approach than the standard left alignment. Left alignment is only used where the rhyme is on the first syllable of the sentence, as in a novel terza rima scheme used in one of the chapters. Centering occurs where there is only metre, not rhyme. Various metrical and rhyme schemata feature, both standard and innovative; for example, in terms of innovation, a boustrophedon rhyme scheme and a trochaic final foot in the rerendered Jataka tales. In summary, the poem, albeit both comic and philosophical, is also a linguistic exercise and with an aesthetic aim: an attempt to revive interest in the sound of words and depict what our language actually looks like in an artistic way. The aesthetic is emphasised by the use of colour, different types of linguistic symbols, and illustrations.

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