Script Complexity in Indian Languages

The present article shows a method for computing script complexity known from other articles and presents the computing in seven Indian languages. At the same time it is a hint: if the scripts should be unified, one should choose the simplest script. The simplest script means the choice of the simpl...

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Published in:Glottometrics 2019-01, Vol.44, p.94
Main Authors: Mohanty, Panchanan, Popescu, Ioan-Iovitz, Altmann, Gabriel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Complexity
Indo-Aryan languages
Orthography
Word processing
Writing systems
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Summary:The present article shows a method for computing script complexity known from other articles and presents the computing in seven Indian languages. At the same time it is a hint: if the scripts should be unified, one should choose the simplest script. The simplest script means the choice of the simplest letters, not the whole script. In print, letters are chosen because of the need for ornamentality; but for schools the simplest forms should be used.
ISSN:1617-8351