Gordon 1986

Gordon 1986

Reference
	Gordon, Raymond G. 1986. "Some psycholinguistic considerations in practical orthography design." In NOL Special Issue 1 (1986):66–84.

Summary
	Dietsch: Paper presented at 1st International Literacy Consultant seminar. Calls for reexamination of some premises used in standard orthography choice, such as "writing must be representative of speech." Describes some psycholinguistic aspects of reading and how to apply them to orthography design.

Evaluation
	Is well written and a very scholarly work; a little technical but is well worth reading. Has new insight and is a call away from traditional forms.

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Bibliography module: Gordon 1986
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