At 05:28 AM 12/12/2003, Peter T. Daniels wrote:

>Is there reason to believe that this is a writing system, that is, a set
>of graphic symbols and rules for their use, such that any utterance in
>its language can be reproduced identically without the intervention of
>the utterer?

To confirm the implication of this definition: you are saying that all
writing systems must be in some way phonetically based, and that
non-phonetically based sets of graphic symbols and rules for their use are
*not* writing systems?

John Hudson

Tiro Typeworks www.tiro.com
Vancouver, BC tiro@...

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