A computational theory of writing systems
Published 1 January 2000
Richard Sproat
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This monograph presents a meta-analyses of the corpus linguistics of English and its applications in the field of linguistics and investigates the role of language impairment in the development of bilingualism.
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List of figures List of tables Preface 1. Reading devices 2. Regularity 3. ORL depth and consistency 4. Linguistic elements 5. Psycholinguistic evidence 6. Further Issues Bibliography Index.
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