Writing systems as modular objects: proposals for theory design in grapholinguistics

This paper gives an outline of the Modular Theory of Writing Systems by answering the question: what are the elements or modules that are necessary for a writing system to work? A writing system is a notational system for a natural language. Based on this characterization, it is obvious that a neces...

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Main Author: Neef Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2015-12-01
Series:Open Linguistics
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/opli.2014.1.issue-1/opli-2015-0026/opli-2015-0026.xml?format=INT