Mongolian has long and short vowels. But the pronunciation is decided by the syllable’s position. But it is worth remembering that long vowels will stay long in every situation but the extent of their length can vary. The short vowels may also differ from each other in length. Stress is ...
notice theintimaterelation between the morphophonemic structure of the language and the type of orthography has led some scholars to underestimate theefficiencyof consonantal writing systems and, perhaps, to overestimate the centrality of the invention of the alphabet to the evolution of Westernculture....
The invention of the alphabet is a major achievement of Western culture. It is also unique; the alphabet was invented only once, though it has been borrowed by many cultures. It is a model of analytic thinking, breaking down perceptible qualities like syllables into more basic constituents. And...