Fishman 1977

Fishman, Joshua A. (editor). 1977.Advances in the creation and revision of writing systems. The Hague: Mouton. xviii, 491 pages. 9027975523. Location: Dallas SIL Library 411 A244. Interest level: lay specialist.

Takes pains to locate studies dealing with majority, well-established, new writing systems or of clear, minority power status. Contrasts successes and failures in planning writing systems (de novo or revisions of prior systems) with successes and failures in planning other aspects of language.

Seeks studies with sociopolitical circumstances as the predominant forces influencing the acceptance or rejection of writing system innovations and alterations. Seeks studies with factors that appear secondary to the technical competence or intracorpus concerns of writing system planners and their immediate associates (pages xx-xxi.).

Organizes Collection into the following sections:

• Theoretical overviews
• The creation of writing systems
• The revision of classical writing systems (China and Israel)
• The revision of modern writing systems associated with national political establishments (Dutch, Norwegian, and Irish)
• The revision of modern writing systems not associated with national political establishments (Yiddish, Inner Asia, Hausa, New Guinea Pidgin, and Navajo)

• Bibliography module: Fishman 1977
• In overview module: Bibliography (Literacy): F
• In modular book: Bibliography (Literacy), by Doris Gallemore, Trudi C. Hunt, Jeanne Swanson, and Stephen L. Walter
• In document collection: Reference materials
• In bookshelf: Literacy

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