Re: Number of writing systems

From: Peter T. Daniels
Message: 5989
Date: 2005-09-12

Jonathon Blake wrote:
>
> All:
>
> How many different writing systems are there?
> I haven't found any numbers online, and I no longer have a copy of
> Peter's Book. :(

Are the three Syriacs one system or three?

The question is obviously unanswerable.

Not long ago I drew up a list of 32 writing systems in current use. More
recently, Marco did the same. Our lists differ because I included Pahawh
Hmong and he included Yi.
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Peter T. Daniels grammatim@...

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