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Pronunciation changes over the centuries, and when you write with an alphabet spellings eventually adapt to follow suit.
But Dr van Santen's approach is to model the way the pronunciation changes and to transform the phonemes accordingly.
It's easy enough to teach someone how to write the letter "a", for example, but then they must be taught that its pronunciation changes in words like hat, hate and father.
Moreover, in all languages, pronunciation changes constantly.
(As the pronunciation changes, the spelling may also change as well, simplifying the name to "Munch").
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In contrast, phonological opaqueness refers to a pronunciation change from the base word to the derived word form: finality represents a phonological shift because the pronunciation of final changes.
The statistics are "based on the exact spelling of the name given on the birth certificate; grouping names with similar pronunciation would change the rankings," the ONS said.
English spelling is based for the most part on that of the 15th century, but pronunciation has changed considerably since then, especially that of long vowels and diphthongs.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com