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> Whereas Roman script can represent the accurate pronunciation of every word in Hindi Isn't this only true if you already know how Hindi specifically is suppo
by tines 4y ago
> Whereas Roman script can represent the accurate pronunciation of every word in Hindi
Isn't this only true if you already know how Hindi specifically is supposed to be pronounced? I don't think you could show someone a romanized Hindi text and expect them to even come close to an accurate pronunciation. For example, doesn't Hindi have like six ways of making the English "D" sound?
Same thing for e.g. Chinese, you can't represent tones with unaugmented Roman characters.
- karashi 4y ago> Same thing for e.g. Chinese, you can't represent tones with unaugmented Roman characters. Interestingly this hasn’t stopped people from trying. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwoyeu_Romatzyh https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwoyeu_Romatzyh
- DiscourseFan 4y agoI was going to add a section about how the Hanzi script is the only other script which is actually able to carry information that Roman can't, which is why Roman script dominates everywhere but China and will probably become the default system of writing everywhere in the world aside from China. You can disagree w/ me, but if it was so awkward to use then you couldn't force people to adopt it on mass, the fact is that its so versatile that it really can be adapted to nearly any language.