Re: Optimum number of symbols
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, May 19, 2002, 20:49 |
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"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.
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