JSSIS 484 WII - How Has it Changed

JSSIS 484 WII - How Has it Changed?Since its inception, the JSSIS 484 WII has been used as a tool in solving Chinese language problems. The JSSIS is the premier International Phonetic Alphabet for Chinese. So, what has the 484 WII change since it was first introduced? Let's take a look at some of the most important changes.I'm not sure why everyone is still talking about the pronunciation of the JSSIS. At one time or another we will all have to go to China. We may even be living here already. So I guess the importance of pronouncing the sound of a word correctly can't be overstated. Especially, when you are trying to speak to a Chinese person.So now there is a big shift in the way the JSSIS is written. Now it uses Roman letters instead of Chinese traditional characters. This is great news. The big change is that the first two octaves of each vowel sound is pronounced as a Roman letter.There is one significant change in the JSSIS and it is now written in italics. This makes it much ea sier to read in text. If you like to work on your grammar in your journal and are having trouble with it, this is a great idea. It helps you eliminate your errors.One word that is going to be more difficult to learn for native English speakers is ? (zhong). This is also pronounced ?. Now the JSSIS will use full-fledged Mandarin sounds for it.What does the LII represent for the Chinese word for WII? It will be XUAN in the JSSIS. Again, this is a big change.In addition to the alphabet, the JSSIS also includes a Chinese pronunciation chart. The Chinese syllables that will be used in the JSSIS now have words in the Roman alphabet form. This is an improvement over the Romanization used in the other JSSIS systems. But there is no proof that it actually improves the learning process.Just because a new writing system is in place, doesn't mean that it has to change everything. The JSSIS has made several changes that improve the learning process, but they are too minor to really make a differ ence.