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  <Title>Type of Phonography Consonantal Polyconsonantal Alphabetic Core Syllabic Syllabic</Title>
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4 Conclusion
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    <Paragraph position="0"> We have proposed methods for independently measuring the type of phonography and degree of logography from unannotated data as a means of classifying writing systems. There is more to understanding how a writing system works than these two dimensions. Crucially, the direction in which texts should be read, the so-called macroscopic organization of typical documents, is just as important as determining the functional characteristics of individual graphemes.</Paragraph>
    <Paragraph position="1"> Our experiments with quantitative methods for classification, furthermore, have led us to a new understanding of the differences between Sproat's classification grid and earlier linear attempts. While we do not accept Gelb's teleological interpretation, we conjecture that there is a linear variation in how individual writing systems behave, even if they can be classified according to multiple dimensions. Modern Yi stands as a single, but questionable, counterexample to this observation, and for it to be visible in Sproat's grid (with writing systems arranged along only the diagonal), one would need an objective and verifiable means of discriminating between consonantal and vocalic scripts. This remains a topic for future consideration.</Paragraph>
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