- From: <jcowan@reutershealth.com>
- Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2003 20:33:32 -0500
- To: Jungshik Shin <jshin@i18nl10n.com>
- Cc: unicode@unicode.org, www-international@w3.org
Jungshik Shin scripsit:
> Absolutely. The multi-level representability of Korean script
> demonstrates its 'advanced' status as a script (invented only 5.5
> centuries ago, it must have been able to build upon more than 2,000
> year's history of writing system), but at the same time, has been a
> continuous source of "trouble" because it's hard to agree on which level
> to use.
OT question: is Korean script to some degree the product of stimulus diffusion
from Indic script of any sort? By "stimulus diffusion" I mean the reinvention
of a cultural concept (in this case, alphabetic writing) as a result of hearing
that some other culture has the concept, but without any details.
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