i18n@... wrote:

> But has modification of a writing system led to or been concurrent with
> the reduction or change of phonemes in a language?

No.

> (see my next posting for more on Japanese).
>
> Has the complexity of a writing system or other functional aspects of
> using it been a factor, direct or indirect, in the political extinction
> or suppression of a language?

No.
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Peter T. Daniels grammatim@...