Sven Osterkamp
List of John Benjamins publications for which Sven Osterkamp plays a role.
Articles
2023 A proposal for a formalized, expandable approach to the taxonomy of writing systems On the Systematic Nature of Writing Systems, Mora-Marín, David F. and Lynne Cahill (eds.), pp. 5–29 | Article
In this paper we propose a formalized and expandable approach to the taxonomy of writing systems. Taking the mixed nature of writing systems fully into account, our approach focuses on the classification of functionally homogenous subsystems, which together and in interaction with each other… read more
2021 <Th>e ubi<qu>ity of polygra<ph>y and its significan<ce> for <th>e typology of <wr>iti<ng> systems Diversity in Writing Systems: Embracing multiple perspectives, Gnanadesikan, Amalia E. and Anna P. Judson (eds.), pp. 171–197 | Article
It has often been assumed that there is, or should be, a one-to-one correspondence between graphs and linguistic units in writing systems as the norm. This is not merely doubtful in terms of descriptive accuracy. Conceptualizing writing systems in such a way also has profound consequences for… read more