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Re: Optimum number of symbols

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Sunday, May 19, 2002, 20:49
"Mike S." wrote:
> Possibly without knowing it, they are, in fact, conceding the superior > efficiency > of the phonemic system.
I'm not so sure of that. A phonemic system is not necessarily more "efficient". It has the advantage of using fewer symbols, and being more flexible, but has the disadvantage of requiring more symbols to write a word. Also, syllables are a more intuitive level than phoneme, thus are easier to learn. -- "There's no such thing as 'cool'. Everyone's just a big dork or nerd, you just have to find people who are dorky the same way you are." - overheard ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42

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