X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,c2337ae7e2b97d31 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-12-20 04:33:33 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!cyclone.bc.net!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!nntp.kreonet.re.kr!news.kreonet.re.kr!not-for-mail From: "Wooyoung Cho" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Read Korean Through ASCII - Lesson I Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 21:33:26 +0900 Organization: Korea Research Environment Open Network Lines: 168 Message-ID: <9vslb2$37p$1@news2.kreonet.re.kr> References: <9vq3uh$mkj$1@news1.kornet.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: kapp07.kaist.ac.kr X-Trace: news2.kreonet.re.kr 1008851106 3321 143.248.235.22 (20 Dec 2001 12:25:06 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@news2.kreonet.re.kr NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 12:25:06 +0000 (UTC) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:12546 It's very interesting. I'm Korean. My name is _ ^ O O=| | T O - Can you read it? I write my name in english 'Cho Woo-young'. I'll be expecting the remaining. :) "SkyPhydeaux" wrote in message news:9vq3uh$mkj$1@news1.kornet.net... > Lesson I: The non-aspirated (not said with a puff of air) consonants. > > The arrows indicate the direction of the brush, the numbers indicate which > stroke. > > =============================================================[ > Enlarged | Pronounciation | mini- | > | | ascii | > =============================================================[ > ________________________ | | | > d888888888888888888888888b | Between a 'Gah' | | > Y88888888888888888888888888 | and a 'Kah' | | > d8888P | | | > -1--------, d8888P | The back of the | | > / d8888P | tongue lightly | -, | > / _d888P` | touches the back | | > L` _d8888P | of the roof of the | | > _d88888P | mouth. | | > ___d88888P | | | > d8888888P | | | > Y8888P` | | | > | | | > =============================================================[ > | | | > __ | Very similar to | | > d88b | the 'n' sound | | > 8888 | | | > 8888 | | The tip of the | | > 8888 1 | tongue touches | |_ | > 8888 | | the front part of | | > 8888 | | the roof of the | | > 8888 `-----> | mouth. | | > 8888 | | | > 8888_____________________ | | | > Y888888888888888888888888b | | | > Y88888888888888888888888P | | | > | | | > =============================================================[ > -1-----> | | | > ____________________ | Between the 'Dah' | | > d88888888888888888888b | and 'Tah' sounds | | > 888888888888888888888P | | | > 8888 | The tip of the | | > 8888 | | tongue lightly | [ | > 8888 2 | touches the back | | > 8888 | | of the top front | | > 8888 | | teeth. | | > 8888 `----> | | | > 8888_________________ | | | > 888888888888888888888b | | | > Y88888888888888888888P | | | > | | | > =============================================================[ > --1-------------------, | | | > ____________________ | | | | > d88888888888888888888b | | Between an 'L' | | > Y888888888888888888888 V | and an 'R' | | > 8888 | | `] | > 8888 | The tip of the | [_ | > -2-----------> 8888 | tongue touches | | > _________________8888 | just behind the | | > d888888888888888888888 | ridge in the | OR | > 888888888888888888888P | front of the roof | | > 8888 . | of the mouth. | Z | > 8888 3 | Say 'Elll', and | | > 8888 '---> | bring the tip of | | > 8888_________________ | the tongue back- | | > 888888888888888888888b | wards a little | | > Y88888888888888888888P | | | > | | | > =============================================================[ > | | | > -2-----------------, | | | > _____________________ | | Very close to | | > | d888888888888888888888b | | the 'M' sound | | > 1 88888888888888888888888 | | | | > | 8888 8888 | | The lips are | | > | 8888 8888 | | brought together, | | > | 8888 8888 V | just like saying | [] | > | 8888 8888 | 'Ma'. | | > V 8888 8888 | | | > 8888 8888 | | | > 8888 8888 | | | > 8888_______________8888 | | | > 88888888888888888888888 | | | > Y888888888888888888888P | | | > -3--------> | | | > | | | > =============================================================[ > __ __ | | | > d88b d88b | | | > 8888 8888 | | Between a 'B' | | > | 8888 8888 3 | and a 'P' | | > 1 8888 8888 | | | | > | 8888 -2---> 8888 | | The lips are | | > | 8888_________8888 | | brought together, | | > V 88888888888888888 | | just like saying | |d | > 88888888888888888 V | 'Ma', then brought | | > 8888 8888 | apart with barely |(it's a| > 8888 8888 | enough air to make |stretch| > 8888 8888 | a sound. (like |I know)| > 8888_________8888 | 'Ball', instead of | | > 88888888888888888 | 'Paul') | | > Y888888888888888P | | | > -4-------> | | | > | | | > =============================================================[ > | | | > | | | > | Very close to | | > __ | an 'S' | | > d88b | | | > / 8888 \ | Said much like an | | > _1 d8888 2 | 'S' in english, | | > L' _d88888b \ | tip of the tongue | /\ | > _d88888888b -' | near the top front | | > _cd88888888888b__ | ridge of the mouth | | > cd8888888P Y888888bo_ | with a bit of air | | > d88888P Y8888888b | to make a sound. | | > Y88P Y888P | | | > | | | > | | | > =============================================================[ > > It's also interesting to note, that the Korean alphabet (Hangul) was formed to > simulate (albeit roughly) the characteristics of the mouth. When you say 'Gah', > the tongue acts similar to what the character shows if you picture a person's > face looking to the left (use those imaginations I -KNOW- you have... I tried > ASCII-fying that, but failed miserably). > > This lesson was made using JavE!!! http://www.jave.de > > Coming soon: The rest of the consonants, vowels, and syllable construction! > > -Phydeaux > > -- > / / Off with HERHEAD /\ to reply! ~~~<\~/7~~~/7~~~~ > ( / /, / \ / / _ \// // > \ / // .(` /< /) / / / file://) / -/- _\ == //\ /(__ > \/|//7/ _)/ \(_ (_/ (___/(_ (_ (_ (_/ ~~~{/~\}~\___)~~ > _____/ (http://ice.prohosting.com/wdxl) > > >