Comments on: Vivian Cook: The English Writing System http://www.garyfeng.com/wordpress/2005/05/30/cook-the-english-writing-system/ 如 影 随 行 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:37:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1.2 by: Shadow » Blog Archive » abecedaria: Susan McCarthy’s blog on writing systems http://www.garyfeng.com/wordpress/2005/05/30/cook-the-english-writing-system/#comment-916 Tue, 14 Jun 2005 03:09:57 +0000 http://www.garyfeng.com/wordpress/2005/05/30/cook-the-english-writing-system/#comment-916 [...] edaria is a new blog by Susan E. McCarthy, who left a comment on my blog on Vivian Cook’s book. Suzanne McCarthy Says: J [...] […] edaria is a new blog by Susan E. McCarthy, who left a comment on my blog on Vivian Cook’s book. Suzanne McCarthy Says: J […]

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]]> by: Suzanne McCarthy http://www.garyfeng.com/wordpress/2005/05/30/cook-the-english-writing-system/#comment-914 Mon, 13 Jun 2005 05:21:49 +0000 http://www.garyfeng.com/wordpress/2005/05/30/cook-the-english-writing-system/#comment-914 I do know what DeFrancis would say. All true writing systems are sound-based, and some differentiate for meaning as well. Here is what Cook said about Chinese. "Chinese has taken this to the extreme by having a single written form unconnected to speech that Chinese can read all over the world, regardless of what kind of Chinese they speak." http://homepage.ntlworld.com/vivian.c/Writings/Shorts/SpellingStrop.htm Someone should tell him that all writing systems record speech but they are either segmental or syllabic. I have just started a blog about writing systems at http://abecedaria.blogspot.com I do know what DeFrancis would say. All true writing systems are sound-based, and some differentiate for meaning as well.

Here is what Cook said about Chinese.
“Chinese has taken this to the extreme by having a single written form unconnected to speech that Chinese can read all over the world, regardless of what kind of Chinese they speak.”

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/vivian.c/Writings/Shorts/SpellingStrop.htm

Someone should tell him that all writing systems record speech but they are either segmental or syllabic.

I have just started a blog about writing systems at
http://abecedaria.blogspot.com

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