Tematika: Ostalo
ISBN: Ostalo
Godina izdanja: 1900 - 1949.
Jezik: Nemački
Kulturno dobro: Predmet koji prodajem nije kulturno dobro ili ovlašćena institucija odbija pravo preče kupovine
Autor: Strani

Isaac Pitman - Pitman`s Shorthand instructor: a Complete Exposition of Sir Isaac Pitman`s System of Shorthand
Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd. -
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A COMPLETE EXPOSITION OF SIR ISAAC PITMAN`S SYSTEM OF SHORTHAND
NEW ERA EDITION


Pitman shorthand is a system of shorthand for the English language developed by Englishman Sir Isaac Pitman (1813–1897), who first presented it in 1837. Like most systems of shorthand, it is a phonetic system; the symbols do not represent letters, but rather sounds, and words are, for the most part, written as they are spoken. As of 1996, Pitman shorthand was the most popular shorthand system used in the United Kingdom and the second most popular in the United States.

One characteristic feature of Pitman shorthand is that unvoiced and voiced pairs of sounds (such as /p/ and /b/ or /t/ and /d/) are represented by strokes which differ only in thickness; the thin stroke representing `light` sounds such as /p/ and /t/; the thick stroke representing `heavy` sounds such as /b/ and /d/. Doing this requires a writing instrument responsive to the user`s drawing pressure: specialist fountain pens (with fine, flexible nibs) were originally used, but pencils are now more commonly used.

Pitman shorthand uses straight strokes and quarter-circle strokes, in various orientations, to represent consonant sounds. The predominant way of indicating vowels is to use light or heavy dots, dashes, or other special marks drawn close to the consonant. Vowels are drawn before the stroke (or over a horizontal stroke) if the vowel is pronounced ahead of the consonant, and after the stroke (or under a horizontal stroke) if pronounced after the consonant. Each vowel, whether indicated by a dot for a short vowel or by a dash for a longer, more drawn-out vowel, has its own position relative to its adjacent stroke (beginning, middle, or end) to indicate different vowel sounds in an unambiguous system. However, to increase writing speed, rules of `vowel indication` exist whereby the consonant stroke is raised, kept on the line, or lowered to match whether the first vowel of the word is written at the beginning, middle, or end of a consonant stroke—without actually writing the vowel. This is often enough to distinguish words with similar consonant patterns. Another method of vowel indication is to choose from among a selection of different strokes for the same consonant. For example, the sound `R` has two kinds of strokes: round, or straight-line, depending on whether there is a vowel sound before or after the R.

There have been several versions of Pitman`s shorthand since 1837. The original Pitman`s shorthand had an `alphabet` of consonants, which was later modified. Additional modifications and rules were added to successive versions. Pitman New Era (1922–1975) had the most developed set of rules and abbreviation lists. Pitman 2000 (1975–present) introduced some simplifications and drastically reduced the list of abbreviations to reduce the memory load, officially reduced to a list of 144 short forms. The later versions dropped certain symbols and introduced other simplifications to earlier versions. For example, strokes `rer` (heavy curved downstroke) and `kway`, (hooked horizontal straight stroke) are present in Pitman`s New Era, but not in Pitman`s 2000.

CONTENTS

I. THE CONSONANTS
II. THE VOWELS.
IIL INTERVENING VOWELS AND POSITION GRAMMALOGUES, FUNCTUATION
IV. ALTERNATIVE SIGNS FOR AND A
V. DIPHTHONGS. ABBREVIATED
VI. PHRASEOGRAPHY TICK the
VII. CIRCLE AND LEFT AND RIGHT MOTION VII.
VIII. STROKE AND
IX. LARGE CIRCLES #W AND OR
X. LOOPS AND Str
XI. INITIAL HOOKS TO STRAIGHT STROKES AND CURVES
XII. ALTERNATIVE FORMS FOR fr, er, ETC. INTERVENING VOWELS
XIII. CIRCLE OR LOOP PRECEDING INITIAL HOOK
XIV. n AND f HOOKS
XV. CIRCLES AND LOOFS TO FINAL HOOKS
XVI. THE shun HOOK
XVIL THE ASPIRATE
XVIII UPWARD AND DOWNWARD F
XIX. UPWARD AND DOWNWARD AND a
XX. COMPOUND CONSONANTS.
XXL VOWEL INDICATION
XXIL THE HALVING PRINCIPLE (SECTION 1)
XXIIL THE HALVING PRINCIPLE (SECTION 2)
XXIV. THE DOUBLING PRINCIPLE
DIFRONIC OR TWO-VOWEL SIGNIS XXV,
XXVI. MEDIAL REMICIRCLE
XXVII. PREFIXES
NEGATIVE WORDS
XXVIII. SUFFIXES AND TERMINATIONS
XXIX. CONTRACTIONS
XXX. FIGURES, ETC. PROPER NAMES
XXXI. NOTE-TAKING, TRANSCRIPTION, ETC.
XXXII. ESSENTIAL VOWELS
SPECIAL CONTRACTIONS
XXXIV. ADVANCED PHRASEOGRAPHY
XXXV. INTERSECTIONS
XXXVI. BUSINESS PHRASES
XXXVII. POLITICAL PHRASES
XXXVIII. BANKING AND STOCKBROKING PHRASES
XXXIX. INSURANCE AND SHIPPING PHRASES
XL. TECHNICAL AND RAILWAY PHRASES
XLI. LEGAL PHRASES
XLII. THEOLOGICAL PHRASES
XLIII. SPECIAL LIST OF WORDS
XLIV. SHORTHAND IN PRACTICE
OUTLINES FOR THE NAMES OF THE CHIEF CITIES
AND TOWNS OF THE EMPIRE
GRAMMALOGUES ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY
GRAMMALOGUES ARRANGED PHONETICALLY
SPECIAL LIST OF CONTRACTIONS
INDEX