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Developing orthographies for unwritten languages / edited by Michael Cahill and Keren Rice.

Title
Developing orthographies for unwritten languages / edited by Michael Cahill and Keren Rice.
Publication
  • Dallas, Texas : SIL International, [2014]
  • ©2014

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Additional Authors
  • Cahill, Michael, 1954-
  • Rice, Keren, 1949-
Description
x, 263 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
Series Statement
Publications in language use and education, 1545-0074 ; 6
Uniform Title
Publications in language use and education publication 6.
Subject
  • Language and languages > Orthography and spelling
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Sociolinguistics
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Non-linguistic factors in orthographies -- Orthography and phonological depth -- Orthography and tone : a tone-system typology with implications for orthography development -- Basic principles for establishing word boundaries -- Standardization : what's the hurry? -- Orthography wars -- Breaking rules for orthography development -- A Yanesha' alphabet for the electronic age -- Kurtöp orthography development in Bhutan -- Case studies of orthography decision making in mainland Southeast Asia.
ISBN
  • 9781556713477 (pbk.)
  • 1556713479 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^2013955368
OCLC
869293816
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library