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Testing African Orthographies: 9 (Publications in Language Use and Education) - Softcover

 
9781556715730: Testing African Orthographies: 9 (Publications in Language Use and Education)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1556715730 ISBN 13: 9781556715730
Publisher: Summer Institute of Linguistics, Academic Publications, 2026

Synopsis

Effective orthographies which represent speech maximally yet efficiently are pivotal in giving literacy to millions of people. Testing their effectiveness can inform users, literacy personnel, and linguists of the relative importance of certain features, and any difficulties readers may face with comprehension, spelling or reading fluency.  

The case studies address topics such as 

  • under- and overrepresentation of a language's phonology
  • developing decoding skills and whole word recognition
  • choosing optimal orthographic depth
  • diagnosing problems in comprehension, oral reading accuracy, and spelling
  • strategies to achieve maximum visual simplicity yet maximal comprehension of text 

Testing African Orthographies will be of practical value for linguists and literacy specialists as they seek to strengthen orthography development. 

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Publisher
Summer Institute of Linguistics, Academic Publications
Publication date
2026
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1556715730
ISBN 13 
9781556715730
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
246
Editor
Schroeder Leila, Bartram Cathryn