On 11/09/2001 06:45:27 AM "Peter T. Daniels" wrote:

>> Maybe. The question is, what does that mean? Do we have a definition
>> of the "featural" class that is good enough that we can look at other
>> scripts and tell whether or not they too are featural?
>
>The term and definition are Sampson's.


>> | Which does not, however, mean it represents Jakobsonian distinctive
>> | features.
>>
>> What are they? What is a good place to learn about them?
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>Any textbook on phonology.


>> | - what is the type of scripts in the Brahmic script family?
>>
>> * Peter T. Daniels
>> |
>> | Abugida, by definition
>>
>> What? Is the definition of abugida "Brahmic-like script", or is it as
>> given in B&D?
>
>What's the difference?

Peter: You're being singularly uncooperative here. Lars is trying to learn
and is asking you fairly explicit questions that you are certainly capable
of answering. Don't tell him "go read B&D" because he has done so and has
found the explanations there insufficiently explicit. And please don't
tell him "go and read Sampson" or "go and read DeFrancis" because you've
got the resources right at your fingertips and he may not have ready
access to them. (I highly doubt I'd find them in the local branch of the
Dallas library.)


BTW: I wasn't responsible for the following advert! :-)

Peter Constable

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