Stick to the Script - Conlang
[Pages:49]Stick to the Script
Orthographies, Fonts and Philosophy
David J. Peterson
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A, b, c ... W,?,?...
Most of us create languages for fun. Few things are more fun than creating a new writing system (Peterson, 2009). Today: What writing systems exist; how to create them; how to create fonts; other more exciting things.
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Some Definitions
Orthography: A language's writing system (includes punctuation, numbers, etc.). Script: The system of characters/marks used in an orthography (e.g. the Roman script is used to write English). Romanization: How one uses the Roman script to write a language whose orthography does not typically use the Roman script.
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More Definitions...
Phoneme: A sonic unit utilized by languages, e.g. /x/. Phonetic Symbol: The phonetic value of a given phoneme, e.g. [x]. Grapheme: A symbol used in an orthography, e.g. or x.
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Schedule
Types of Writing Systems Orthography Creation Font Creation Final Thoughts
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Writing Systems
In English, we learn our A, B, C's. In Chinese, a special secondary script is used to teach children how to use the actual Chinese script. Why doesn't everyone just use the Roman alphabet?
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Alphabetic Systems
An alphabetic system assigns glyphs to sounds. In such systems, vowels and consonants are treated equally. Spanish: = /a/, = /t/
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Abjads
In abjads, consonants are prominent, and vowels have a somewhat inferior role and are often omitted. Arabic: or = /tatakalam/ "you say"
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