The pragmatic nature of the script
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(07-02-2017, 10:20 PM)Anton wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Natural languages also can have ornate letters, even hieroglyphics apart. Consider, for example, the glagolithic alphabet.

This is true, though usually the ornate features almost inevitably get dropped. Just as in speech, people are lazy and look for shortcuts. Hieroglyphics developed into You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. and Hieratic, and I believe Cyrillic dominated Glagolithic by the 12th century.
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RE: The pragmatic nature of the script - by Anton - 07-02-2017, 10:20 PM
RE: The pragmatic nature of the script - by ThomasCoon - 08-02-2017, 05:39 PM
RE: The pragmatic nature of the script - by -JKP- - 07-02-2017, 10:29 PM
RE: The pragmatic nature of the script - by ReneZ - 07-02-2017, 10:29 PM
RE: The pragmatic nature of the script - by ReneZ - 09-02-2017, 06:41 PM
RE: The pragmatic nature of the script - by ReneZ - 08-02-2017, 09:07 AM
RE: The pragmatic nature of the script - by Anton - 08-02-2017, 06:34 PM
RE: The pragmatic nature of the script - by Anton - 08-02-2017, 08:23 PM
RE: The pragmatic nature of the script - by ReneZ - 09-02-2017, 08:19 AM
RE: The pragmatic nature of the script - by Anton - 09-02-2017, 10:50 AM

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