Peter T. Daniels

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Peter T. Daniels is an American linguist and writing-systems scholar best known for his influential typology of scripts and co-editing the landmark reference work "The World's Writing Systems."

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instanceOf American linguist
human
linguist
writing-systems scholar
activeIn 20th century
21st century
coEditorOf The World's Writing Systems NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt University of Chicago
fieldOfWork linguistics
script typology
writing systems
hasAcademicDegree PhD in linguistics
hasAcademicDiscipline grammatology
historical linguistics
hasAlternativeName Peter T. Daniels, linguist
hasBibliographicFocus comparative study of scripts worldwide
hasConcept typology distinguishing abjads, alphabets, abugidas, syllabaries, and logosyllabaries
hasGender male
hasNotableConcept abugida as a distinct type of writing system
functional classification of scripts by phonological unit represented
hasNotableWork The World's Writing Systems NERFINISHED
hasPublishedIn linguistics journals
reference works on writing systems
hasResearchApproach historical-comparative study of scripts
structural analysis of graphic systems
hasRole co-editor of The World's Writing Systems
hasWrittenAbout Semitic scripts NERFINISHED
abjads
abugidas
alphabetic writing
logographic writing
influenced subsequent research on writing-system typology
knownFor analysis of abjads, alphabets, abugidas, and other script types
coining the term "abugida" in the study of writing systems
languageOfWorkOrName English
mainInterest classification of writing systems
history of writing
nationality American
notableFor co-editing "The World's Writing Systems"
typology of scripts
typology of writing systems
occupation linguist
scholar of writing systems

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Abjad termIntroducedBy Peter T. Daniels