A
Florian Coulmas
This chapter of the encyclopedia on writing systems, scripts and orthographies all world's major languages discusses terms concepts beginning with alphabet ‘A’︁. The commences a discussion accent, acronym, acrophonic principle. It deals African systems. In modem times, from early nineteenth century, Africa witnessed appearance many indigenous vernacular syllabic alphabetic. These include for Vai, Mende, Lorna, Kpelle Bassa, covering adjacent areas Liberia Sierra Leone. also talks about Alaska script, Amharic writing, Anglo-Saxon alphabet, Arabic Aramaic Aztec writing.