Donald Z. Osborn wrote:

>
> I came across this site searching for something else and thought it might be of
> interest... DZO
>
> "Writing System Alternativs" [sic]
> http://home.vicnet.net.au/~ozideas/writnew.htm
>
> Comparing writing systems
> New writing systems for old and new languages
>
> Designing a spelling system from scratch - and a language from scratch
>
> If you were designing a spelling system from scratch, what would you do?
> What would you choose?
> ...

Well, without looking at that particular website, a new writing system
design would depend on the phonology of the language. Frequent syllables
of the shape CCCVCCC would militate against a syllabary, for instance.

Me, I like hangul. If you have CCCVCCC syllables, you just have to be
careful your C symbols don't get too complicated to be miniaturized.
--
Peter T. Daniels grammatim@...