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Writing Systems Research Volume 6, 2014 - Issue 1: Reading and writing: Insights from the alphasyllabaries of South and Southeast Asia
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Reading and writing: Insights from the alphasyllabaries of South and Southeast Asia

Brāhmī-derived orthographies are typologically Āksharik but functionally predominantly alphabetic

Anurag RimzhimDepartment of Psychology, University of Connecticut, 406 Babbidge Road, Unit 1020, Storrs, CT06269-1020, USA;Haskins Laboratories, 300 George St., Suite 900, New Haven, CT06511, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Leonard KatzDepartment of Psychology, University of Connecticut, 406 Babbidge Road, Unit 1020, Storrs, CT06269-1020, USA;Haskins Laboratories, 300 George St., Suite 900, New Haven, CT06511, USA
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Carol A. FowlerDepartment of Psychology, University of Connecticut, 406 Babbidge Road, Unit 1020, Storrs, CT06269-1020, USA
Pages 41-53 | Published online: 13 Nov 2013

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