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Dr. Jamshid Ibrahim wrote:
It is only because Arabic is a language of patterns or model structures
ie functions by depending heavily on patterns that a consonantal script
is possible. The Arabs use three consonants for model building: ل ع
ف
- Verbal patterns: basic and derived forms
- Plurals
- Adjectives
- Other patterns
My questions:
1. Would you agree with this claim. If not. why?
T syms abvys tw my tht nglsh cd gt alng jst fn wth cnsnts and a fw
matres lectiones (adapting a, w, y to function somewhat like alif, waw,
yaa). But in Arabic the vowel patterns probably help avoid the ambiguity
possible in English.
2. To me all languages depend on patterns and script has nothing to do
with it.
The issue seems to be whether the viability of a script depends on the
patterns, not whether the patterns result from having a particular
script as seems to be your interpretation.
However, when we know a pattern we can predict the vowels
easily, dispense with them and use shorthand script
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