Awedoba 1990

Awedoba 1990

Reference
	Awedoba, A. K. 1990. "Kasem tones and orthography." The Journal of West African Languages. Interest level: specialist.

Summary
	The Kasem language has many homographs (two words spelled alike but different in meaning), since orthographic conventions do not indicate tone. Too many homographs affect reading fluency and comprehension and many printed texts are unreadable. Indiscriminate tone marking, however, would entail heavy costs for both readers and writers.
	Author calls for an examination of the language, to establish which homographs should be distinguished tonally for effective written communication.

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Bibliography module: Awedoba 1990
In overview module: Bibliography (Literacy): A
In modular book: Bibliography (Literacy), by Doris Gallemore, Trudi C. Hunt, Jeanne Swanson, and Stephen L. Walter
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