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| Why Need a New Alphabet?
Today, even though most countries use the Latin alphabet, there are some who still use different alphabets, such as the Arabic, Cyrillic, Hebrew, Greek, and Georgian alphabets. Can all nations use the same alphabet? How can they choose which alphabet to use? Answers to these questions are as follows: Historical and Cultural Reasons Nations in this group adopted or developed their alphabets a long time ago and have been using them ever since. Over time, they modified these alphabets according to their own language needs. These nations believe that their alphabets are the best, at least for their own languages. They also believe that their alphabets are part of their heritage. Since they see their alphabets as trademarks of their languages and nations, they do not want to change them even though they experience some technical difficulties. We can put Arabic, Hebrew, Greek and Georgian alphabets in this category. Political Constrains In the past or even today, some nations exist as mandates of or as minorities in another nation. Imperial states dictate an alphabet to their mandates or minority nations. In history, Arab States, USSR, and today the Chinese government, dictate their alphabets. Therefore, some countries located in the Middle East and North Africa still use the Arabic alphabet, while those in the former USSR territory use the Cyrillic alphabet. жүктеу/скачать 8,57 Mb. Достарыңызбен бөлісу:
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