RE: Overide #2 (NA and GA)

Hi Richard,



Let's say as you suggest that AN+FVS1+AR is our main case for the medial not-dotting behavior of NA.



But you have raised a good question on the example of ALTANUDO. Does our rule

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If   (Initial_Vowel+N+Mongolian_Vowel) OR  (Medial_Vowel+N+Mongolian_Vowel)

                then N ← Second Medial Form (dotted medial NA)

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indeed say that "Mongolian_Vowel" includes the medial form of O with the tooth <ZWJ><U+1823><U+180B><ZWJ>?



Erdenechimeg, could you comment on this question?



Richard, I have taken the liberty to add the two images to your email thread without the dots as desired.

Greg





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If I understand the argument correctly, it is being said that medial <NA, FVS2> is needed to encode dotlessness.  While I accept that dotlessness does need to be encoded, I don't accept ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠨᠤ᠋ᠳ᠋ᠤ ‍(Altanodu) as a valid example. [cid:image001.jpg@01D0E9A5.6E7680C0] Graphic images added by Greg  [cid:image002.jpg@01D0E9A5.6E7680C0]



I believe a relevant, though otherwise less important, example, is the undotted traditional spelling of ᠠᠨᠠᠷ anar in row 6 of the examples on pp5-6 in TR170 and in Table 9 of GB/T 26226-2010. The table has me confused, though.  It implies that in medial <NA, FVS1>, FVS1 toggles the dotting off, though in Table A of the standard, removing the dotting from medial NA seems to be the job of FVS3.  TR170 does not have the equivalent of Table A of the Chinese standard.



My objection to 'Altanodu' is that NA should not, without a variation selector, be dotted before a vowel with an extra tooth.  <O, FVS1> marks the start of a syllable as well as recording the vowel, and therefore the previous NA belongs to the previous syllable, and is therefore dotless.

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