--- In qalam@yahoogroups.com, "suzmccarth" <suzmccarth@...> wrote:

> '...Finally, because a syllable is easier to isolate as a
> unit than a phoneme, in the development of writing systems a syllabary
> begat an alphabet, not the other way around (chap. 1).'

And did she actually provide an example?

> I think this is pertinent and furthers the discussion as an historical
> overview.

Richard.