If a Nation Changes its Alphabet, What Will it Lose? The decision of changing the current alphabet is not an easy one. Especially in this century, it is
even more complicated. The following cases must be considered:
1. All books, commercial documents, official papers, official records, signboards, and
nameplates have been written in the old alphabet.
2. People know the old alphabet. When the new alphabet becomes the statutory alphabet, in a
short time, everybody becomes illiterate.
3. In order to educate the population, many teachers will be required. Therefore, before
changing the alphabet, a sufficient number of teachers must be educated.
4. The sound analysis of the language must be performed. Required vowels and consonants of
the language must be identified. If a known alphabet will be adopted, the letters of the alphabet
must be analyzed to check if they are sufficient to represent the sounds of the language or not.
