And can creating an orthography create problems for existing native speakers? 'These case studies from multiple continents provide an illuminating view into the world of endangered languages and the ...

Halkomelem allows complex sequences of consonants. There is no standard way of representing all dialects of the Halkomelem language. The system we use here is a compromise based on previous ...

Halkomelem allows complex sequences of consonants. There is no standard way of representing all dialects of the Halkomelem language. The system we use here is a compromise based on previous ...

Contrary to what many have claimed, there is a reason that Chinese cannot be written alphabetically, and a number of practical orthographies have been proposed. One problem that the proponents of ...

Very little is known however about the impact of orthography on FL learning. This study investigated the cognitive mechanisms supporting the learning of words with familiar and unfamiliar ...