IESC Papers
International English Spelling Congress
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CONTENTS
Comparison The Comparison page is a single page showing just one example of each scheme — Hamlet's To be, or not to be soliloquy — for a quick side-by-side comparison. Why not print a copy for your notice board or staff room?
Thumbnail Versions Thumbnail versions are single-page summaries of the proposed spelling schemes. Each thumbnail outlines the scheme and gives a few examples of its use in practice.
Summary Versions The Full Versions of the proposed spelling schemes are not easy to read without some knowledge of phonology. The Summary Versions are shorter and more readable versions of the short listed schemes. (Some schemes that were not short listed are also available as summaries in Personal Views.)
Full Versions The 6 Proposed Spelling Schemes which have been short listed by the Expert Commission.
Each scheme contains one or more PDFs, collected into an Adobe Portfolio Document. It is not possible to read a portfolio directly in your web browser (Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer etc). You have to save it to your computer. Then you can open it like any other document, using Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. (You probably already have this application.) It is widely supported and is available free from
Personal information has been deleted from the Portfolios, and they are read-only.
Supplements Following the IESC discussion sessions, short listed authors were offered the opportunity to make minor changes or comments to their schemes in light of the feedback received. Not all authors chose to do so. The Supplements received by the cut-off date are shown below.
Report of Voting The result of the final vote, as reported by Civica Election Services.
Note on Methodology Explains how the Expert Commission made their choice of the 6 short listed schemes from the 35 schemes which were submitted.
IESC PSS Notes Explain how the Proposed Spelling Scheme forms were completed. This should help to explain the detail of the various tables.
TSR Publications Publications relevant to the further development of TSR following its selection by the IESC.
The Comparison page is a single page showing just one example of each scheme — Hamlet's To be, or not to be soliloquy — for a quick side-by-side comparison of all six schemes.
A Simple Phonetic Respelling for the English Language. Proposed by Christian Siefkes.
A spelling system for English that is simple and phonetic. Proposed by J D Garcia.
Provides a predictable spelling scheme for words in the English language. Proposed by Richard Kilner.
Offers a simple way to transform English spelling into a logical system that is easy and quick to learn. Proposed by Richard Kilner.
A reform spelling system that makes English spelling simple and regular, while preserving continuity from traditional spelling. Proposed by Mark Petersen et al.
Seeks to identify the underlying rules of traditional spelling and to apply them consistently. Proposed by Stephen Linstead.
A Simple Phonetic Respelling for the English Language. Proposed by Christian Siefkes.
Revised following the second IESC session.
A spelling system for English that is simple and phonetic. Proposed by J D Garcia.
Revised following the second IESC session.
Provides a predictable spelling scheme for words in the English language. Proposed by Richard Kilner.
Offers a simple way to transform English spelling into a logical system that is easy and quick to learn. Proposed by Richard Kilner.
Revised following the second IESC session.
A reform spelling system that makes English spelling simple and regular, while preserving continuity from traditional spelling. Proposed by Mark Petersen et al.
Seeks to identify the underlying rules of traditional spelling and to apply them consistently. Proposed by Stephen Linstead.
The full version of the Lytspel scheme, as a PDF portfolio.
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The full version of the Readscript scheme, as a PDF portfolio.
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The full version of the RichSpel-Long scheme, as a PDF portfolio.
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The full version of the RichSpel-Short scheme, as a PDF portfolio.
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The full version of the SoundSpel scheme, as a PDF portfolio.
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The full version of the Traditional Spelling Revised scheme, as a PDF portfolio.
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Refinements to the scheme following the second IESC session.
This note explains how the Expert Commission made their choice of the 6 short listed schemes from the 35 schemes which were submitted.
These notes were to help with filling the Proposed Spelling Scheme form. They explain how the various tables were to be completed. They may help readers now to understand the schemes that were submitted.
Following the International English Spelling Congress selection of Traditional Spelling Revised as its spelling scheme of choice, there has been and presumably will continue to be further development of the scheme. Any relevant publications will be presented here.
List of Publications
- Further Consultation. Stephen Linstead, 2021-07-01. A consideration of possible changes to TSR in advance of the membership consultation.
- 1000 most common words transcribed into TSR. Stephen Linstead, 2021-07-01. A list of the 1000 most common words, showing TS and TSR spelling, and some explanation of the transcription changes.
Links to these publications can be found by following the PDF icon to the right. Unfortunately the order in which they appear may or may not match the above list.
