Re: Dorsey's Turned C-cedilla

From: D. Starner (shalesller@writeme.com)
Date: Thu May 06 2004 - 20:41:34 CDT


"Anto'nio Martins-Tuva'lkin" writes:

> On 2004.05.05, 12:10, D. Starner <shalesller@writeme.com> wrote:
>
> > He uses a turned c -- that is, an open o. But he also uses a turned
> > c-cedilla.
>
> I'd guess that typographically it is indeed a turned c-cedilla, a hack
> for an open o with "something" above -- maybe an acute or whatever he
> used to differenciate usual vowels...

It's not a vowel, and he didn't seem to have a problem with acutes. Perhaps
it's inaccurate to call it an open-o: c and ç are &#643; and &#952; respectively, and
&#596; and this new character are the medial/sonant-surd forms of this unturned
versions. But turned-c is LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O, IMO.

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