- From: r12a via GitHub <sysbot+gh@w3.org>
- Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2023 13:19:02 +0000
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r12a has just created a new issue for https://github.com/w3c/alreq: == Is a talur yeh inside a lexical item followed by a space? == In the middle of the lexical items in the following excerpt from [a dictionary](https://archive.org/details/tbjU_kashmiri-english-dictionary-for-second-language-learners-omkar-koul/page/1/mode/2up) the Kashmiri text uses the final or isolate form of KASHMIRI YEH, rather than a medial or initial form (which would have a circle below a simple base). The latin transcription sometimes shows a lexical item as two parts separated by a space, and sometimes there is no space. As this is hand-written text, it is not clear whether the final form is produced because there is always a space between two morphological items, or produced without a space. There are other locations in the dictionary that show similar situations. <img width="523" alt="Screenshot 2023-11-07 at 07 05 09" src="https://github.com/w3c/alreq/assets/4839211/8b21cd09-8c14-44d9-87aa-ef3d069f36b1"> In Wiktionary there are also lexical items made up of two such parts, and a final KASHMIRI YEH is always followed by a space. The [following text](https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/5137287/nep_ling_24-libre.pdf) implies that there should be a space.  However, there is [a discussion](https://github.com/unicode-org/sah/issues/365) on the Unicode site about whether the final form should also be produced without a following space. If so, this may either entail creating a new code point to represent that, or lead to advice to use ZWNJ to create the desired shape. Can anyone clarify whether printed text should or should not have a space after the final form of KASHMIRI YEH? Please view or discuss this issue at https://github.com/w3c/alreq/issues/270 using your GitHub account -- Sent via github-notify-ml as configured in https://github.com/w3c/github-notify-ml-config
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