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In addition to the transliteration system outlined above, Brooding also uses a writing system comprised of two sets of characters: seeing characters and blind characters. Seeing characters form an alphabet, with each seeing character representing a Brooding sound. The blind characters are logograms used in various ways. | In addition to the transliteration system outlined above, Brooding also uses a writing system comprised of two sets of characters: seeing characters and blind characters. Seeing characters form an alphabet, with each seeing character representing a Brooding sound. The blind characters are logograms used in various ways. | ||
These “faces” (called ''gawbren'') may be used in various props, illustrations, or even mimicked by actors to tell a “story within a story.” The angle of the head may also be manipulated to create dual meanings. On the left are two examples of a clue which could mean “Gate of Faces” (''[[Contionary:gedreen|gedreen]] [[Contionary:e|e]] [[Contionary:doon|doon]]'') or “Gate of Dreams” (''[[Contionary:gedreen|gedreen]] [[Contionary:e|e]] [[Contionary:wis|wis]]''). | These “faces” (called ''Contionary:gawbren|gawbren'') may be used in various props, illustrations, or even mimicked by actors to tell a “story within a story.” The angle of the head may also be manipulated to create dual meanings. On the left are two examples of a clue which could mean “Gate of Faces” (''[[Contionary:gedreen|gedreen]] [[Contionary:e|e]] [[Contionary:doon|doon]]'') or “Gate of Dreams” (''[[Contionary:gedreen|gedreen]] [[Contionary:e|e]] [[Contionary:wis|wis]]''). | ||
=== Writing conventions === | === Writing conventions === | ||
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The solitary blind faces for ''[[Contionary:aeram|aeram]]'', ''[[Contionary: | The solitary blind faces for ''[[Contionary:aeram|aeram]]'', ''[[Contionary:zraeram|zraeram]]'', ''[[Contionary:auplen|auplen]]'' and ''[[Contionary:zrauplen|zrauplen]]'' can be combined with the above verb modifiers into paired characters to indicate the appropriate conjugation of the verb. Note that in this pairing, the affirmative/negative feature of the verb modifier is ignored; rather the inherent one in the verb is used instead. | ||
===The Alphabet=== | ===The Alphabet=== | ||
The Brooding Alphabet (which is called ''[[Contionary: | The Brooding Alphabet (which is called ''[[Contionary:gawbre|gawbre]]'', the collective of ''[[Contionary:gawbren|gawbren]]'' ‘letter’, so ‘group or series of letters’) consists of fifty seeing characters and fifteen blind characters for a total of sixty-five ''[[Contionary:gawbrene|gawbrene]]'' (‘letters’) in all. The seeing characters, as discussed above, all represent phonemic sounds in Brooding, with the exception of ''[[Contionary:stoot|Stoot]]'', which indicates that a blind character will follow. | ||
In order, the full alphabet is as follows: | In order, the full alphabet is as follows: | ||
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The antepenultimate seeing character, ''Seering'' is the only seeing character which does not begin with the sound it represents (/ŋ/). The penultimate seeing character is ''Stoot,'' mentioned above as the only seeing character which does not represent a sound. The final seeing character ''zromed'', is the number ‘zero’. | The antepenultimate seeing character, ''[[Contionary:seering|Seering]]'' is the only seeing character which does not begin with the sound it represents (/ŋ/). The penultimate seeing character is ''[[Contionary:stoot|Stoot]],'' mentioned above as the only seeing character which does not represent a sound. The final seeing character ''[[Contionary:zromed|zromed]]'', is the number ‘zero’. | ||
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