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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
Peer reviewedWatt, W. C. – Visible Language, 1975
Examines two versions of the alphabet to show how psychological evidence indicates that grammar is best which best approximates the system people have in their heads. (RB)
Descriptors: Alphabets, Grammar, Higher Education, Language Patterns
Peer reviewedRobson, Ernest M. – Visible Language, 1975
Describes an alphabetic process for cuing readers to speak the three dimensions of sound: fundamental frequency, duration, and intensity. (RB)
Descriptors: English, Higher Education, Language Patterns, Language Research
