Re: Ancient writing systems

"Richard" == Richard Wordingham <jrw0602@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

Richard> Is there any big interest in how tones are marked in
Richard> syllabaries? The Yi syllabary, which is somewhat
Richard> artificial, is a mixed system.

Which writing system is not artificial?



Richard> Syllabaries tend not to show tone, e.g. the Vai script.

How about word stress?



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