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qalam@yahoogroups.com, "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@...>
wrote:
> What children do isn't
> of much interest in script typology (though it may be quite
revelatory
> about the psycholinguistics of writing).
Psycholinguistics also needs a typology of scripts.
> It is NOT a description of what
> is encoded by a script; it is a description of HOW a script does its
> encoding.
Then there could also be a typology for those who wish to know what
is encoded by a script.
> There is a HUGE difference between having 50-100 different
> characters, each for a separate syllable with no similarity between
the
> characters for similar-sounding syllables, and having 20-30
different
> characters, each of which takes on a handful of (up to a dozen)
> modifications, with similar character-bases and similar
modifications
> reflecting phonetic similarity.
Cree slips in or out of your definition of an abugida every single
time you post.
Suzanne McCarthy