Definitions of writing systems

[Adam Frost]

Yes, that helps a lot. I see what you mean by it is a featural system because we know what SL "phonemes" are, but what are the SL equivlent to vowels and constance. 

Adam

-----Original Message-----
From: "Kathy H." <kaylynnkathy at hotmail.com>

Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:06:28 
To:"A list for linguists interested in signed languages"<slling-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu>
Subject: [SLLING-L] Definitions of writing systems


 
 
Here are some types of writing systems, from Daniels, Peter T. and William Bright.  1996.  The World's Writing Systems.  Oxford: Oxford University Press. 
  
abjad:  A type of writing system that denotes only consonants 
  
abugida:  A type of writing system whose basic characters denote consonants followed by a particular vowel, and in which diacritics denote the other vowels 
  
alphabet:  A type of writing system that denotes consonants and vowels 
  
alphasyllabary:  A writing system in which vowels are denoted by subsidiary symbols not all of which occur in a linear order (with relation to the consonant symbols) that is congruent with their temporal order in speech 
  
featural script:  A type of writing system whose characters denote phonetic features 
  
logosyllabary:  A type of writing system whose characters denote morphemes, and a subset of whose characters can be used for their phonetic syllabic values without regard to their semantic values 
  
  
Hope this helps. 
  
Kathy

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