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This book develops a formal computational theory of writing systems. It offers specific proposals about the linguistic objects that are represented by orthographic elements; what levels of linguistic representation are involved and how they may differ across writing systems; and what formal constraints hold of the mapping relation between linguistic and orthographic elements. Based on the insights gained, Sproat then proposes a taxonomy of writing systems. The treatment of theoretical linguistic issues and their ...

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A Computational Theory of Writing Systems 2006, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780521034227

Trade paperback

A Computational Theory of Writing Systems 2000, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780521663403

Hardcover