suzmccarth <suzmccarth at yahoo dot com> wrote:

>>> In any case, it is the phonemically segmental alphabet which really
>>> creates problems.
>>
>> *Because* the syllables are rotated and reflected, right? Surely
>> that can't be a blanket statement that syllabically oriented scripts
>> are difficult.
>
> I am not quite sure what you are commenting on here.
>
> I was saying that segmental scripts (alphabets) are intrinsically
> difficult because the reader must initially learn how to segment and
> sequence phonological units of sound. In the phonological sense
> syllabic systems are easier. The fundamental reason for much
> dyslexia is the inability to acquire the many phonological skills
> that an alphabet demands.

Sorry, I obviously didn't read what you had written. I got lost in the
test results showing the lack of dyslexia in Cree societies, and wasn't
looking for a statement that alphabets cause more problems for dyslexics
than syllabic scripts do.

This is a reading problem completely different from dyslexia: driving
too fast through text, expecting a smooth road ahead, not a sudden left
turn. I should probably stay off the Pasadena Freeway.

In any case, thank you for your comments on Ewellic.

-Doug Ewell
Fullerton, California
http://users.adelphia.net/~dewell/