Description :
Writing French without spelling? In a world so fond of the refined puzzle of French spelling, this project may surprise. Iconoclastic? No, realistic and optimistic. ?Alfonic? is a phonologic writing of the French language developed by the linguist André Martinet and a team of colleagues aiming to make the learning of reading and writing more casual and happier. Barbaric? Not in the least. Oral French is beautiful even though spelling plays no part in it. Is it an insult to our legacy? On the contrary, the human language is alive: it doesn?t have to remain stuck in another era of its development. Only for broken brains? Certainly not: alfonic allows to learn, without the fear of making mistakes, how writing works. It allows the student to write complex sentences straight away. It is also a way to become aware of the pronunciation. Democratic? Definitely, as it is finally within everybody?s reach: children, dyslexic people, foreign learners and all other spelling outcasts. Intuitive? It couldn?t be easier: a sound equals a letter, a letter equals a sound. And the spelling rules? They come afterwards, like a game. And does it work? Without a hitch! Several schools, teachers, specialists of the fight against dyslexia, logopaedists and speech therapists have already taken it on. Alfonic, a tool to tame French writing.