Re: Alphabet

In a message dated 11/1/01 7:42:37 PM, jalaur@WM.EDU writes:

<< I might still try to do something like

that, but in studying more languages, I've realized

that (at least to my own knowledge) no writing systems

in existence actually do that. >>

    Except for Korean, of course.  :)

<<Do most people here

tend to create new alphabets or do they stick to

established writing systems?>>

    I assume you mean "orthography" here.  I create a new orthography for
every language I create, most of which look nothing like Roman orthography.
In my dictionaries I usually write the word first in the orthography, and
second in IPA, which is kind of like Roman orthography.  So it all works out
without actually ever using a Roman alphabet.

-David