At 20:17 -0400 2004-07-10, Peter T. Daniels wrote:

>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?

No, but I didn't understand your "Misunderstanding of one resulted in
a logoconsonantary" either.
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