Learning More Than One Language: Good. Learning More Than One Script: Better?

24/04/2024 6 min Temporada 3 Episodio 168

                    Learning More Than One Language: Good. Learning More Than One Script: Better?

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By Tim Brookes
A linguist studying a newly developed script in Africa noticed that people’s willingness to learn it depended on whether they grew up monoscriptal — using only one writing system — or polyscriptal. Tim Brookes ponders the reasons for this difference and asks for perspectives from readers.