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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Peter T. Daniels canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American linguist
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human ⓘ linguist ⓘ writing-systems scholar ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| coEditorOf | The World's Writing Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Chicago ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
linguistics
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script typology ⓘ writing systems ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree | PhD in linguistics ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
grammatology
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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
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functional classification of scripts by phonological unit represented ⓘ |
| hasNotableWork | The World's Writing Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublishedIn |
linguistics journals
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reference works on writing systems ⓘ |
| hasResearchApproach |
historical-comparative study of scripts
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structural analysis of graphic systems ⓘ |
| hasRole | co-editor of The World's Writing Systems ⓘ |
| hasWrittenAbout |
Semitic scripts
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abjads ⓘ abugidas ⓘ alphabetic writing ⓘ logographic writing ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent research on writing-system typology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analysis of abjads, alphabets, abugidas, and other script types
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coining the term "abugida" in the study of writing systems ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
classification of writing systems
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history of writing ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-editing "The World's Writing Systems"
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typology of scripts ⓘ typology of writing systems ⓘ |
| occupation |
linguist
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scholar of writing systems ⓘ |
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