Shifting Between Writing Systems: Some Linguistic Remarks and Typological Observations
Edoardo Scarpanti
Just like human languages, also writing systems tend to change in diachrony, and sometimes they are substituted by new ones, a process that we can call shift. The way this takes place is determined many conditions, which here briefly described discussed. Some recurrent facts suggest script shift linguistic phenomenon strongly marked, needs both strong motivation, inside the speaking community, motivator, outside same community. Despite some previous thoughts, fact, it’s possible choosing system not simply consequence of an evolution towards “better” or “more adapt” system, but rather more general matter identity, involves whole
International Journal of Linguistics