TY - JOUR

T1 - Graphemes for vowel expression in the ancient turkic runic script

AU - Dubrovina, M. E.

PY - 2020

Y1 - 2020

N2 - There are four graphemes for transmitting vowel phonemes:  — a/ä,  — o/u,  — ö/ü,  — y/i in the repertoire of runic writing. It is believed that these graphemes are used as normal signs for vowels. Nevertheless, the analysis of runic texts inclines the author more and more to the idea that these signs did not have an independent meaning yet. In our opinion, they were used in texts for “technical” purposes. Vocalic graphemes in runic monuments have not yet been used systematically, as is usually the case in alphabetical scripts. In this writing the need for independent using within words and word forms of signs for vowels was not yet felt, since each grapheme was itself a syllabogram, within which a certain vowel already existed.

AB - There are four graphemes for transmitting vowel phonemes:  — a/ä,  — o/u,  — ö/ü,  — y/i in the repertoire of runic writing. It is believed that these graphemes are used as normal signs for vowels. Nevertheless, the analysis of runic texts inclines the author more and more to the idea that these signs did not have an independent meaning yet. In our opinion, they were used in texts for “technical” purposes. Vocalic graphemes in runic monuments have not yet been used systematically, as is usually the case in alphabetical scripts. In this writing the need for independent using within words and word forms of signs for vowels was not yet felt, since each grapheme was itself a syllabogram, within which a certain vowel already existed.

KW - Runic alphabet

KW - runology

KW - runic vowel graphemes

M3 - Article

VL - XXIII

SP - 20

EP - 23

JO - Mongolica

JF - Mongolica

SN - 2311-5939

IS - 2

ER -