Richard Wordingham wrote:

>
> --- In qalam@yahoogroups.com, "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@...> wrote:
> > Richard Wordingham wrote:
>
> > > A moraic writing system does not have to apply to a language with a
> > > moraic phonological system. Japanese is the point of departure for
> > > transferring the term from the phonology to the writing.
> >
> > Then what does "moraic writing system" tell us that "syllabic writing
> > system" doesn't?
>
> Precious little, as far as I can see. It disabuses one of the notion
> that one syllable = one (base) character, and that's about it.

I don't think that was Poser's point at all!

But we have no way of knowing. He won't share.
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Peter T. Daniels grammatim@...