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palæotype|ˈpæliːəʊtaɪp|
[f. palæo-, paleo- + type.]
A system of writing devised by A. J. Ellis, in which the ‘old types’ (i.e. existing Roman letters and other characters), in their various forms and combinations, are used to form a universal phonetic alphabet. Also attrib. or as adj. Hence palæotypic |-ˈtɪpɪk| a.
1867A. J. Ellis E.E. Pronunc. i. 1 In order to be convenient to the Printer and Writer, the old types, παλαιοὶ τύποι..should be used, and no accented letters, few turned, and still fewer mutilated letters should be employed. The system of writing here proposed to fulfil these conditions will, in consequence of the last, be termed Palæotype. Ibid. 13 In order to fix the value of the palæotypic letters, they are on p. 15 compared with those of Mr. Melville Bell's Visible Speech. 1875Ibid. iv. p. xii, The original list of Palæotypic symbols..has had to be supplemented and improved. 1887― in Encycl. Brit. XXII. 389/2 There are many more palaeotype letters and signs, here omitted for brevity, but found necessary for phonetical discussions. |