suzmccarth wrote:

>
> --- In qalam@yahoogroups.com, "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@...>
> wrote:
>
> > The order is historical. Logosyllabaries come first. Sometimes they
> > develop into syllabaries. Misunderstanding of one resulted in a
> > logoconsonantary.
> >
> > The abjad seems to have been a misunderstanding of the
> logoconsonantary.
> >
> > The alphabet was a misunderstanding of the abjad.
> >
> > The abugida was an adaptation of the abjad.
> >
> > Nonliterates who set about to invent writing for their own language
> > invariably come up with syllabaries.
>
> How can terms for these 6 historical stages be imposed on current
> synchronic types?

Does anyone understand this question?
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Peter T. Daniels grammatim@...