Color coded pronunciation symbol system

Claim 2

An array of color coded letter symbols for language sounds comprising words formed by alphabet letters, said letters being in distinctly different characteristic chromatic colors, said letters each having more than one characteristic chromatic color, and said words are presented with each such different particular characteristic color of each such letter corresponding to a different particular pronunciation thereof.

Claim 3

An array of color coded letter symbols for language sounds comprising words formed by alphabet letters, said letters being in distinctly different characteristic chromatic colors, said letters each having more than one characteristic chromatic color, and said words are presented with each such different particular characteristic color of each such letter corresponding to a different particular pronunciation thereof.

Claim 4

An array of color coded letter symbols for language sounds comprising words formed by alphabet letters, said letters being in distinctly different characteristic chromatic colors, said letters each having more than one characteristic chromatic color, and said words are presented with each such different particular characteristic color of each such letter corresponding to a different particular pronunciation thereof.

Claim 5

A dictionary as in claim 1 wherein the alphabet letters are English Alphabet letters and the words are printed in the alphabetical order of letter outlines used for such sound symbols.

Claim 6

An array of color coded letter symbols for language sounds as in claim 1 comprising also a plurality of multi-member groups of chromatic colors and wherein one multi-member group of chromatic colors is used for the pronunciations of each of a plurality of consonant letters so colored and a second multi-member group of chromatic colors used for the pronunciations of each of a plurality of different vowel letters so colored, with the colored members of the second group of chromatic colors being visually distinct from the members of the first group of chromatic colors and each of the members of the first group of chromatic colors is visibly distinct from other members in that first group and each of the members of the second group of chromatic colors is visibly distinct from other members in that second group of chromatic colors and silent letters are written in black and wherein each consonant letter pronounced by a sound other than the usual pronunciation of such consonant letter standing alone is, for each such different pronunciation thereof chromatically colored differently from the color accorded such consonant letter standing alone and differently from the coloring accorded each other different pronunciation of such letter and chromatically colored differently from the first and second group of chromatic colors, and like sounding consonants are colored the same.

Claim 7

A dictionary as in claim 3 which is in the form of a book.

Claim 8

A book comprising text in the English language and a phonics dictionary therefor, the text being presented in color coded letter symbols comprising alphabet letters in distinctly different characteristic colors, wherein one multi-member group of chromatic colors is used for the pronunciations of each of a plurality of different consonant letters so colored and a second multi-member group of chromatic colors is used for the pronunciations of each of a plurality of different vowel letters so colored with the colored members of the second group of chromatic colors being visually distinct from the members of the first group of chromatic colors and each of the members of the first group of chromatic colors is visibly distinct from other members in that first group and each of the members of the second group of chromatic colors is visibly distinct from other members in that second group of chromatic colors and silent letters are written in black, and said phonics dictionary comprises alphabet letters in distinctly different characteristic colors wherein words are printed in order with each particular characteristic color of such letter corresponding to a particular pronunciation thereof and wherein each consonant letter pronounced by a sound other than the usual pronunciation of such consonant letter standing alone is, for each such different pronunciation thereof, chromatically colored differently from the color accorded such consonant letter standing alone and differently from the coloring accorded each other different pronunciation of such letter and chromatically colored differently from the first and second group of chromatic colors, and like sounding consonants are colored the same.

Claim 9

A book comprising text in the English language and a phonics dictionary therefor, the text being presented in color coded letter symbols comprising alphabet letters in distinctly different characteristic colors, wherein one multi-member group of chromatic colors is used for the pronunciations of each of a plurality of different consonant letters so colored and a second multi-member group of chromatic colors is used for the pronunciations of each of a plurality of different vowel letters so colored with the colored members of the second group of chromatic colors being visually distinct from the members of the first group of chromatic colors and each of the members of the first group of chromatic colors is visibly distinct from other members in that first group and each of the members of the second group of chromatic colors is visibly distinct from other members in that second group of chromatic colors and silent letters are written in black, and said phonics dictionary comprises alphabet letters in distinctly different characteristic colors wherein words are printed in order with each particular characteristic color of such letter corresponding to a particular pronunciation thereof and wherein each consonant letter pronounced by a sound other than the usual pronunciation of such consonant letter standing alone is, for each such different pronunciation thereof, chromatically colored differently from the color accorded such consonant letter standing alone and differently from the coloring accorded each other different pronunciation of such letter and chromatically colored differently from the first and second group of chromatic colors, and like sounding consonants are colored the same.

Claim 10

A book as in claim 5 wherein the language sounds are indicated by colored alphabet letters as set out in Table I following wherein the chromatically different colors are set out by arabic numerals, and the words illustrative of the pronunciation of such sounds are abreast of the arabic numeral indicating the color of the letter forming the symbol: TABLE I LETTER COLOR NUMBER ILLUSTRATIVE WORD Aa 1 ale, fate, snake, ape Aa 2 am, can, fat, grass Aa 3 sofa, idea, account Aa 4 palace Bb 8 baby, be, but Cc 6 ocean, social Cc 5 cello, child Cc 7 cat, can, cup Cc 8 cell, cease, cement Dd 7 soldier, educate Dd 8 day, den, do Ee 1 he, she Ee 1 end, met, pet Ee 3 the, earth Ee 4 they, prey Ff 7 of Ff 8 frog, fill Gg 6 go, begin Gg 8 gem, giant, religion GHgh 7 laugh, cough Ii 1 ice, bite, idea Ii 2 ill, pity, with Ii 3 fir Ii 4 unique, pique Jj 8 joke, jolly, jump Kk 8 keys, kick Ll 8 late, leg, lip Mm 8 man, mine, mold Nn 8 no, man, many Oo 1 old, note, row Oo 6 to, two, food Oo 2 odd, not, forest Oo 3 demon, nation Oo 5 wood, good PHph 7 telephone, triumph Pp 8 pat, pen, pin Qq 7 quick, queen Rr 8 run, rabbit SHsh 6 sure, issue, mission Ss 7 is, wise, lives, ears Ss 8 sit, fast, seen Tt 6 nation, action, caution Tt 5 question, righteous THth 7 then, with Tt 8 time, talk, Thomas Uu 1 cube, unite, menu, music Uu 6 rude, blue, rumor Uu 3 circus, under, up, picture Vv 8 vote, vent, vile Ww 7 want, win, wood Xx 7 Xerox, xylophone Xx 8 except, exit, exact Yy 1 shy, by, cry Yy 7 yet, yellow, yard Zz 8 zone, haze and wherein the colors corresponding to the arabic numbers indicating the color of the symbols are: 1. red; 2. orange; 3. tan; 4. pink; 5. brown; 6. purple; 7. green; 8. blue.

Claim 11

A process for encoding alphabet letters as pronunciation symbols for language sounds comprising chromatically coloring each consonant letter and each vowel letter in one of a plurality of distinctly different characteristic chromatic colors and each such letter is colored in more than one characteristic chromatic color with each different particular characteristic color of each such letter corresponding to a particular different pronunciation thereof, whereby to consistently distinguish between the several language sounds for each such chromatically colored letter.

Claim 12

A process for encoding alphabet letters as pronunciation symbols for language sounds comprising chromatically coloring each consonant letter and each vowel letter in one of a plurality of distinctly different characteristic chromatic colors and each such letter is colored in more than one characteristic chromatic color with each different particular characteristic color of each such letter corresponding to a particular different pronunciation thereof, whereby to consistently distinguish between the several language sounds for each such chromatically colored letter.

Claim 13

Process for encoding alphabet letters as pronunciation symbols for language sounds comprising chromatically coloring each consonant letter and each vowel letter in one of a plurality of distinctly different characteristic chromatic colors and each such letter is colored in more than one characteristic chromatic color with each different particular characteristic color of each such letter corresponding to a particular different pronunciation thereof, said chromatic colors being chosen from a plurality of multi-member groups of chromatic colors, and wherein one multi-member group of chromatic colors is used for the pronunciations of each of a plurality of consonant letters so colored and a second multi-member group of chromatic colors used for the pronunciations of each of a plurality of different vowel letters so colored, with the colored members of the second group of chromatic colors being visually distinct from the members of the first group of chromatic colors and each of the members of the first group of chromatic colors is visIbly distinct from other members in that first group and each of the members of the second group of chromatic colors is visibly distinct from other members in that second group of chromatic colors and silent letters are written in black and wherein each consonant letter pronounced by a sound other than the usual pronunciation of such consonant letter standing alone is, for each such different pronunciation thereof, chromatically colored differently from the color accorded such consonant letter standing alone and differently from the coloring accorded each other different pronunciation of such letter and chromatically colored differently from the first and second group of chromatic colors, and like sounding consonants are colored the same.

Claim 14

Process for encoding alphabet letters as pronunciation symbols for language sounds comprising chromatically coloring each consonant letter and each vowel letter in one of a plurality of distinctly different characteristic chromatic colors and each such letter is colored in more than one characteristic chromatic color with each different particular characteristic color of each such letter corresponding to a particular different pronunciation thereof, said chromatic colors being chosen from a plurality of multi-member groups of chromatic colors, and wherein one multi-member group of chromatic colors is used for the pronunciations of each of a plurality of consonant letters so colored and a second multi-member group of chromatic colors used for the pronunciations of each of a plurality of different vowel letters so colored, with the colored members of the second group of chromatic colors being visually distinct from the members of the first group of chromatic colors and each of the members of the first group of chromatic colors is visIbly distinct from other members in that first group and each of the members of the second group of chromatic colors is visibly distinct from other members in that second group of chromatic colors and silent letters are written in black and wherein each consonant letter pronounced by a sound other than the usual pronunciation of such consonant letter standing alone is, for each such different pronunciation thereof, chromatically colored differently from the color accorded such consonant letter standing alone and differently from the coloring accorded each other different pronunciation of such letter and chromatically colored differently from the first and second group of chromatic colors, and like sounding consonants are colored the same.