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The Numbers in Various Writing Systems
Numbers 1-10, in syllabaries, consonantal scripts, and sign.
http://zompist.com/scripts.html
Evolution of Alphabets
Site details the evolution of many of the world's major alphabets.
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~rfradkin/
Naxi Dongba Pictographs Software
Commercial software for writing in Dongba, a pictographic writing system. Also includes some background information on Dongba.
http://www.naxidongba.com/
Impact of the Dravidian Culture on the Writing Systems in India.
A paper which examines the development of scripts in India.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/...
Indian Language Alphabet Comparison Page
Eden Golshani's website - charts showing all the letters of the Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, and Gujarati syllabaries.
http://www.ukindia.com/zalph.htm
Multilingual Computing
Links to sites of interest in multilingual computing and other closely related areas of scripts and languages as well as a guide for finding language fonts on the Internet.
http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.ph...
Eskaya Script
Describes the Eskaya people of Bohol, and their writing, numerical, and calendar system, as well as links to information about other Philippine scripts.
http://www.bibingka.com/dahon/mystery/eska...
Creative Ideas: Evolutions in the English Lexicon
The combination of the symbology of the English language with that of mathematics to create new meanings.
http://www.creativeideasforyou.com/spellit...
C. C. Elian
An alternative writing system examplified through art works that are visually similar to Asian and Middle Eastern systems, but based on Western concepts of language as it relates to perception and the implied ability to experience and control reality.
http://www.ccelian.com
Amanye Tenceli:The Writing Systems of Aman
Complete descriptions of the Sarati and Tengwar scripts created by J.R.R. Tolkien for his celebrated artificial languages. Also includes fonts and specialized writing programs.
http://hem.passagen.se/mansb/at/
Truetype fonts by Curtis Clark
Downloadable Truetype fonts of ancient alphabets.
http://www.csupomona.edu/~jcclark/fonts/#m...
A Study of Chinese Writing Systems
Academic paper which examines Chinese orthography .
http://www.humboldt.edu/~cllc/writesys.htm
Symbols.com
The world's largest online encyclopedia of graphic symbols, ranging from ideograms carved in mammoth teeth by Cro-Magnon men, to hobo signs and subway graffiti.
http://www.symbols.com/
Ancient Scripts of the World
Lawrence Lo describes the origins, types and families of writing systems. Sections on phonetics, historical linguistics. Bibliography and links.
http://www.ancientscripts.com/
African Writing Systems
An examination of the writing systems of Africa, including Amharic (Ethiopian).
http://www.library.cornell.edu/africana/Wr...
The Origin of Writing
Post-structural analysis of the non-metrical image writing used by the Aboriginal Peoples of North America during pre-Columbian times, a system based upon material production within a visual context.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Cyprus/828...
Orthography Examples
Samples of non-Latin writing systems, including Cyrillic, Aramaic, a syllabary, and a phonetic system.
http://logos.uoregon.edu/explore/orthograp...
A Philippine Leaf
A description of literacy and writing systems in Pre-Hispanic Philippines.
http://www.bibingka.com/dahon/
World Writing Systems
Features linguistic basics of writing systems, attempts of spelling reforms, social and political aspects of many languages' orthographies.
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~ozideas/writint...
Blissymbolics Resources
Integrated Pictographic Language System for international communication, currently used by people with language-related disabilities.
http://www.symbols.net/blissre.htm
A Short Presentation and Overview of the Rune alphabet, the Futhark
Contains a good discussion of the changes in the Norse Runic alphabet (the Futhark) over time.
http://www.luth.se/luth/present/sweden/his...
Ancient Mesoamerican Writing
Mesoamerican culture as expressed in Precolumbian writing systems, inscriptions and codices, with links to related sites.
http://pages.prodigy.com/GBonline/ancwrite...
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2006