Re: Script vs Writing System

[Jungshik Shin]

Peter Constable wrote:
I'm sorry to resurrect an old thread.
Featural Syllabaries: Ethiopic, Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics,
Hangul

I think your concern might be addressed (at least in part) if we
described Hangul as a (featural) alphasyllabary. I think that label is
appropriate because the structural elements are alphabetic, and (when
  Yes, it seems to be appropriate. A lot better than just classifying 
it as a (featural) syllabary.

not written linearly) they are arranged structurally into units
corresponding to syllables. (Which is consistent, I think, with Bright's
usage of the term.) And I'm willing to add the qualification "featural"
for those who think the metaphorical aspect of the shapes of a few of
the jamos is really important.
I was under the (wrong?) impression that 'featural' can be used to 
describe (among other things) a characteristic of Hangul (and other 
scripts as well) by which letters representing similarly sounding 
phonems have similar shapes. For instance, k (ã) and k' (ã) have 
similar shapes because k' (ã) is an aspirated k(ã). The same holds 
true for other pairs (t (ã)/t'(ã), p(ã)/p'(ã) ). Perhaps, with a 
little stretch, virtually all scripts can be said to have this 
characteristic.....

Jungshik