Phonetic Stenographic Short

Author : Thomas Mitchell
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ISBN 13 : 9781332177554
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (775 download)

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Download or read book Phonetic and Stenographic Short Hand written by Thomas Mitchell and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Phonetic and Stenographic Short Hand: A Scientific System of Sound and Sight Writing In answer to the question as to what must be the character and structure of that system of Short Hand writing, adapted to meet the legitimate demands it proposes, and the necessities the case requires, we may say in a general way, that it must be systematic, and this presupposes it to be founded upon certain fixed principles, inherent in the reception and communication of human knowledge through the medium of audible speech and written signs. This not only renders an alphabet a necessity, but that it must be of such construction that it forms the common center embodying the elements and principles from which the signs emanate, and in such a manner that they will reciprocally suggest each other. If it is adapted to general use, it must also be of such a character that it will impose no greater tax upon the mind to comprehend, or the memory to retain, than that of our common long hand writing, and if possible very much less. From this it follows that such an alphabet must be composed of the least number of characters or letters, and of the simplest structure, and which involve the greatest number of elementary sounds they may be conventionally made to represent, and in the same proportion will the writing be legible and rapid of execution. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.