Re: mixed-script writing systems

From: Anto'nio Martins-Tuva'lkin (antonio@tuvalkin.web.pt)
Date: Sat Nov 16 2002 - 16:44:13 EST

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    On 2002.11.15, 21:05, Dean Snyder <dean.snyder@jhu.edu> wrote:

    > What if groups A and B have exactly the same lowercase graphemic
    > inventory, let's say {a, c, m, e}, but exhibit the following disparate
    > properties:
    <...>
    > Group A pronounces the graphemic sequence "acme" as /acme/; group B as
    > /stoi/.

    Apparently, the solutions found for this kind of situation range from
    the "cyrillic" Q and W in (kurmandji) kurdish, to the three-script
    japanese system writing system...

    And I'd say that Cherokee is just one step away... ;-)

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