Open AccessReading by Syllables and Graphico-Orthographic Features of Old Russian Birchbark Letters
Author(s) -
Pavel Petrukhin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
slověne/slovene
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.165
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 2305-6754
pISSN - 2304-0785
DOI - 10.31168/2305-6754.2020.9.2.4
Subject(s) - vernacular , linguistics , writing system , reading (process) , feature (linguistics) , context (archaeology) , computer science , typeface , literacy , history , process (computing) , literature , art , psychology , philosophy , programming language , pedagogy , archaeology , operating system
A significant part of birchbark letters use the so-called vernacular graphic system, the main distinguishing feature of which is the mixing of the letters ъ and o, ь and e. Researchers have suggested that the development and main features of this system are related to the skills that the authors of birchbark letters acquired in the process of mastering literacy. The article provides arguments supporting this hypothesis. In the final part of the article, the vernacular graphic system is considered in the context of the world history of writing.