Part I.pdf - MTB-MLE Network

It is important that the principles of linguistics, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics and educationwork alongside political factors to develop an easily reproduced writing system.Testing a writing systemTesting a tentative writing system is important because it is through using an initial writing systemthat people identify its strengths and weaknesses. Orthography development can become a veryemotional issue since language and identity are so closely related. It is by participation in thedecision-making process that people sense ownership of the writing system and from there, makeit their own.31