Re: Writing systems

From: Nils Weinander <nilsw_at_ibm.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1998 22:56:34 +0200


David Dunham:
>
> (since these types of scripts are really more practical). Someone ought to
> use Aztec-style rebus writing (which is probably classified logosyllabic?),
> because it's weird and impractical -- I propose Kralorela, just to make
> them less Chinese.

But Kralorelan writing isn't weird and impractical. It is the spoken language which is described as elegant, but I hardly think that an impractical writing system would be used by the large and complex imperial bureaucracy.

Bliss in Ignorance OTOH...



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