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dc.contributor.authorIyengar, Arvinden
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-08T01:09:46Z-
dc.date.available2021-12-08T01:09:46Z-
dc.date.issued2021-
dc.identifier.citationOn the systematic nature of writing systems, p. 33-33en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/32606-
dc.description.abstract<p>Since their coinage a quarter-century ago, the terms <i>abugida</i> and <i>alphasyllabary</i> (Daniels & Bright, 1996; Bright, 1999) have revolutionised our conceptualisation of writing systems. Together with alphabet, these terms have proven invaluable in understanding and classifying subtypes of segmentaries—writing systems whose grain size is the phonological segment (Gnanadesikan, 2017). Nevertheless, there remain areas of ambiguity. While segmentaries that are neither abugidas nor alphasyllabaries are usually classified as alphabets, those that are either abugidas or alphasyllabaries—but not both—may be classified under various labels, and inconsistently so. Adding to the mix is the concept of akshara, which, depending on interpretation, may form a distinct typological category or a subset of an existing one. While Gnanadesikan (2017) has made significant strides in refining and constraining the above typological categories and associated terminology, she also highlights the need for additional research, for instance, on the appropriate classification of Canadian Syllabics-based writing systems. Moreover, certain writing systems such as Braille-based ones are only rarely covered from the perspective of writing system typology (Sproat, 2010), despite the potential they carry to inform our understanding of the field.</p> Using Gnanadesikan’s (2017) typological classification of segmentaries as the point of departure, this talk proposes an augmented classification of vowelled segmentaries based on various graphe(ma)tic criteria. The classification is illustrated by applying it to various writing systems, including homoscriptal ones that are typologically distinct, as well as lesser studied ones. Particular attention will be paid to the classification of writing systems of unsettled typological status, and the justification for their classification. The talk concludes by identifying potential avenues for further refinement and inquiry.en
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherAssociation for Written Language and Literacyen
dc.relation.ispartofOn the systematic nature of writing systemsen
dc.titleSomewhere I belong: Non-abugidic alphasyllabaries, non-alphasyllabic abugidas and their typological classificationen
dc.typeConference Publicationen
dc.relation.conferenceAWLL13: 13th International Workshop on Writing Systems and Literacyen
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local.contributor.firstnameArvinden
local.subject.for2008200408 Linguistic Structures (incl. Grammar, Phonology, Lexicon, Semantics)en
local.subject.for2008200406 Language in Time and Space (incl. Historical Linguistics, Dialectology)en
local.subject.for2008200405 Language in Culture and Society (Sociolinguistics)en
local.subject.seo2008950202 Languages and Literacyen
local.subject.seo2008950201 Communication Across Languages and Cultureen
local.subject.seo2008970120 Expanding Knowledge in Language, Communication and Cultureen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciencesen
local.profile.emailaiyenga2@une.edu.auen
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local.record.placeauen
local.record.institutionUniversity of New Englanden
local.date.conference21st - 23rd October, 2021en
local.conference.placeOnline Eventen
local.publisher.placeOnlineen
local.format.startpage33en
local.format.endpage33en
local.url.openhttp://faculty-sgs.tama.ac.jp/terry/awll/WS/13/2021-HP.htmlen
local.title.subtitleNon-abugidic alphasyllabaries, non-alphasyllabic abugidas and their typological classificationen
local.access.fulltextYesen
local.contributor.lastnameIyengaren
dc.identifier.staffune-id:aiyenga2en
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dc.identifier.academiclevelAcademicen
local.title.maintitleSomewhere I belongen
local.output.categorydescriptionE3 Extract of Scholarly Conference Publicationen
local.relation.urlhttp://faculty-sgs.tama.ac.jp/terry/awll/WS/13/2021D1B1O2.mp4en
local.conference.detailsAWLL13: 13th International Workshop on Writing Systems and Literacy, Online Event, 21st - 23rd October, 2021en
local.search.authorIyengar, Arvinden
local.uneassociationUnknownen
dc.date.presented2021-10-21-
local.atsiresearchNoen
local.conference.venueUniversity of North Carolinaen
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local.year.published2021en
local.year.presented2021en
local.fileurl.closedpublishedhttps://rune.une.edu.au/web/retrieve/caac5c55-8738-4f7d-a116-1e26f2cfb298en
local.subject.for2020470406 Historical, comparative and typological linguisticsen
local.subject.for2020470409 Linguistic structures (incl. phonology, morphology and syntax)en
local.subject.for2020440105 Linguistic anthropologyen
local.subject.seo2020130202 Languages and linguisticsen
local.subject.seo2020130201 Communication across languages and cultureen
local.subject.seo2020280116 Expanding knowledge in language, communication and cultureen
local.date.start2021-10-21-
local.date.end2021-10-23-
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