Re: teh marbuta

• Previous message: Peter Constable: "RE: Unicode Stability"
• In reply to: Gregg Reynolds: "teh marbuta"
• Next in thread: Gregg Reynolds: "Re: teh marbuta"
• Reply: Gregg Reynolds: "Re: teh marbuta"
• Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] [ attachment ]
• Mail actions: [ respond to this message ] [ mail a new topic ]

Gregg Reynolds writes:
> I see in the new version that teh marbuta (0629) is still listed as
> right-joining. This is arguably incorrect with respect to written
> Arabic (or at least not such good design); it would be more usefully
> construed as a dual joiner. I don't know how it plays in other
> languages that use the Arabic script.

I'm interested in your arguments that teh marbuta isn't right joining:
how is this not correct? It can only appear word-final, which
precludes its use as a dual joiner.

    -tree

-- 
Tom Emerson                                          Basis Technology Corp.
Software Architect                                 http://www.basistech.com
  "Beware the lollipop of mediocrity: lick it once and you suck forever"

• Next message: Kenneth Whistler: "Re: teh marbuta"
• Previous message: Peter Constable: "RE: Unicode Stability"
• In reply to: Gregg Reynolds: "teh marbuta"
• Next in thread: Gregg Reynolds: "Re: teh marbuta"
• Reply: Gregg Reynolds: "Re: teh marbuta"
• Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] [ attachment ]
• Mail actions: [ respond to this message ] [ mail a new topic ]

This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.5 : Wed Mar 02 2005 - 13:31:58 CST