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Peer reviewedSmith, Philip T. – Visible Language, 1980
Argues that a fast and effective writing system need not stay close to the phonemic detail of speech, and offers shorthand systems as examples of this. Some proposals for spelling reform are briefly evaluated in the light of this evidence. (HOD)
Descriptors: Alphabets, Context Clues, Language Patterns, Orthographic Symbols
