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===Syllable=== | ===Syllable=== | ||
These scrips writes out entire syllables, more or less, of the language in a distinct grapheme. There are two of these. | These scrips writes out entire syllables, more or less, of the language in a distinct {{lg|grapheme}}. There are two of these. | ||
====Logographic==== | ====Logographic==== | ||
This script usually encompasses larger form of syllables, roughly around CVC structure and not larger. The script usually have a few hundred to several thousand symboles that must be memorized. It can be quite structured at first but like all systems the langauge changes and soon it is just a question of memorizing everything. This system fits languages with a smaller consonant inventory and simple syllable structure like the previously mentioned one. Chinese is an example. | This script usually encompasses larger form of syllables, roughly around CVC structure and not larger. The script usually have a few hundred to several thousand symboles that must be memorized. It can be quite structured at first but like all systems the langauge changes and soon it is just a question of memorizing everything. This system fits languages with a smaller consonant inventory and simple syllable structure like the previously mentioned one. Chinese is an example. | ||
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These writing systems catches the phonemes of the languages and generally fit any language, no matter syllable structure, that fullfill the criterias needed for them. | These writing systems catches the phonemes of the languages and generally fit any language, no matter syllable structure, that fullfill the criterias needed for them. | ||
====Abjad==== | ====Abjad==== | ||
An abjad catches only the consonants of a language | An abjad catches only the consonants of a language. You might wonder how is that even useful? How would one tell apart words like "bet" "bat" "bit" if all you see is "bt"? The answer is simply that in european languages the vowels play a much more important role. In semitic languages the vowels role is lesser and consonants are more important, but even if it does play an important role you can still use it. "I bt 100 dllrs tht y cn't d tht", if you check that you might still be able to read what it says, context does everything! | ||
*Grapheme count: 10-40 | |||
*Phoneme count: small to large | |||
====Abugida==== | |||
Also known as Alphasyllaberies, the characteristics is that like a syllabery each symbol marks a CV cluster, but while "pa" and "pe" symbols are unrelated in syllaberies they are related graphicly to each other in an abugida. The vowel is changed by adding some tiny change, mark or whatnot. But it is important to notice that the original base symbol always have an inherent vowel to it that is modified and you need to add a symbol to even remove the vowel so it is a consonant alone. This language fits almost all languages but might not be suitible to languages that have too many non-CV syllables because otehrwise the vowel removal symbol will pop up quite frequently | |||
*Grapheme count: 10-40 | |||
*Phoneme count: small to large | |||
====Alphabet==== | |||
PHEW! this one we all know right? Yes and no, while western civilizations have grown around this there is still alot to it. It is capable to more or less represent all the basic sounds of a language it is by no means perfect or ideal. Vowels are more marked than an abjad for example but even within an alphabet the vowel marking is often at best just an approximation than something absolute. | |||
*Grapheme count: 10-40 | |||
*Phoneme count: small to large | |||
==Direction== | |||
Everyone knows you read from left to right, up to down, as I call it LRUD. So thats natural isn't it? | |||
Well no, you can do it in a total of 4 ways, LRUD, RLUD (Right to left, Up and downward), UDLR (up and downward first, then left to right, reading in columns rather than rows) and Lastely UDRL. You might think that it could possbibly be down and up, while it is a concievable thing no script system has ever utilized it. | |||
Examples | |||
*LRUD, Latin | |||
*RLUD, Arabic or hebrew | |||
*UDRL, Japanese | |||
*UDLR, Mongolian | |||
the direction in which it is written forms heavily how the symbols are written to minimize effort in that direction. so the direction does matter. | |||
==Traits== | |||
==Tools== | |||
==Choosing== | |||
==Graphemes== | |||
[[Category:Script]] | [[Category:Script]] | ||