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Standard Alphabet for Reducing Unwritten Languages and Foreign Graphic Systems to an Uniform Orthography in European Letters (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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Excerpt from Standard Alphabet for Reducing Unwritten Languages and Foreign Graphic Systems to an Uniform Orthography in European Letters<br/><br/>The endeavour to establish a uniform orthography for writing foreign languages in European characters has both a scientific and a practical aim. The scientific aim is to bring these lan guages with their literature more completely within our reach, and to increase our knowledge of the nations to which they belong. The practical aim is to facilitate the propagation of the Christian faith and the introduction of Christian civilisation among heathen nations, especially such as have no written language, by furnishing them with a suitable alphabet.
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Standard Alphabet for Reducing Unwritten Languages and Foreign Graphic Systems
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book examines the historical need for a standardized alphabet for foreign languages, exploring the challenges and solutions that have emerged over centuries. The author, a linguist, presents a comprehensive overview of the diverse approaches taken to transcribe languages from Arabic and Sanscrit to African and Polynesian dialects, highlighting the limitations of existing systems and the potential for confusion they create. The book delves into the historical context of this ongoing quest for a universal alphabet, beginning with the groundbreaking work of Sir William Jones, who recognized the need for a consistent approach to transcribing foreign words into Roman letters. This quest for a unified system was further fueled by missionary efforts to translate the Bible into previously unwritten languages, a process that often resulted in conflicting and incompatible alphabets. The author contends that the development of a universal alphabet requires a deep understanding of the human voice and its capacity for producing sounds. This approach, combined with an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of existing alphabet systems, forms the basis for the author's proposed solution, which is presented in detail within the book. The book offers a unique contribution to the history of language and linguistics, providing insights into the ongoing challenge of creating a system that can accurately represent the sounds of diverse languages. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781333009502_0
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