Re: Plausibility Check

DJensen wrote:
Harlan Messinger wrote:
DJensen wrote:
generations reforms could weed out the non-phonetic elements of the
writing system to match usage, and homo/heteronyms could be reduced
with synonyms originating in other languages. Some non-phonetic
elements would likely remain.
People don't learn the pronunciation of their native language from
written material. They learn it as they learn to speak, from their
parents and others in their early childhood environment.

This is for the most part true, but I don't see what it has to do with
my proposal. The first generation wouldn't be taught pronunciation,
they'd be taught a writing system that represents what they've learned
to pronounce from their parents and environment.

If the writing system reflects their pronunciation, then how will it
induce change in their pronunciation?
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