| Subject: | Language Patterns and Script |
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| From: | "Dr. Jamshid Ibrahim" <Jdibrahim@xxxxxxxxxxxx> |
| Date: | 29 Dec 2006 12:07:44 -0800 |
| Newsgroups: | sci.lang |
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? 2. To me all languages depend on patterns and script has nothing to do with it. However, when we know a pattern we can predict the vowels easily, dispense with them and use shorthand script |
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