15.966, Qs: Writing System Directionality; Infixing/OT

[LINGUIST List]

LINGUIST List:  Vol-15-966. Mon Mar 22 2004. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 15.966, Qs: Writing System Directionality; Infixing/OT

Moderators: Anthony Aristar, Wayne State U.<aristar at linguistlist.org>
            Helen Dry, Eastern Michigan U. <hdry at linguistlist.org>

Reviews (reviews at linguistlist.org):
	Sheila Collberg, U. of Arizona
	Terence Langendoen, U. of Arizona

Home Page:  http://linguistlist.org/

The LINGUIST List is funded by Eastern Michigan University, Wayne
State University, and donations from subscribers and publishers.

Editor for this issue: Naomi Fox <fox at linguistlist.org>
 ==========================================================================
We'd like to remind readers that the responses to queries are usually
best posted to the individual asking the question. That individual is
then strongly encouraged to post a summary to the list. This policy was
instituted to help control the huge volume of mail on LINGUIST; so we
would appreciate your cooperating with it whenever it seems appropriate.

In addition to posting a summary, we'd like to remind people that it
is usually a good idea to personally thank those individuals who have
taken the trouble to respond to the query.

To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at
http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.html.

=================================Directory=================================

1)
Date:  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 23:32:29 -0500 (EST)
From:  Rebecca Treiman <rtreiman at wustl.edu>
Subject:  Directionality in writing

2)
Date:  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 02:14:02 -0500 (EST)
From:  mark leci <markleci at hotmail.com>
Subject:  infixing pre-OT

-------------------------------- Message 1 -------------------------------

Date:  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 23:32:29 -0500 (EST)
From:  Rebecca Treiman <rtreiman at wustl.edu>
Subject:  Directionality in writing

Some writing systems are arranged in columns, and others in rows. They
may go from right to left or left to right. Virtually all writing
systems, though, go from top to bottom.  Very few, if any, have
adopted a consistent bottom-to-top direction. I have looked for
discussions of why bottom-to-top writing is so rare, but haven't been
able to find much information on this. Any input would be appreciated.


-------------------------------- Message 2 -------------------------------

Date:  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 02:14:02 -0500 (EST)
From:  mark leci <markleci at hotmail.com>
Subject:  infixing pre-OT

I'm looking for papers discussing infixing pre the idea of infixes as
edge-biased affixes and OT so that I can look at the issues again and
see if they pan out differently under an OT analysis. Anyone got any
ideas?

Mark Leci
University of British Columbia, CANADA

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
LINGUIST List: Vol-15-966