Conceptualizing the Hypothesis of the Phonetic Inefficiency of Organic Scripts
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Phonetic Inefficiency of Organic Scripts, Linguistically Expanded Scripts, Negative Orthographic Interference, Second-language Acquisition, Zone of Proximal Development, PIOS, LES, NOI, SLA, ZPDAbstract
This paper proposes the hypothesis of the “Phonetic Inefficiency of Organic Scripts” (PIOS). This hypothesis argues that writing systems that originated naturally, shaped solely by sociocultural factors, possess inherent limitations that interfere negatively with the Second-Language Acquisition (SLA) process. Specifically, this paper advocates that due to organic scripts’ graphemes not reflecting languages’ details (e.g., phonetic, prosodic aspects), foundations of the target language (L2) are pushed outside of learners’ Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) during a critical phase of the second-language acquisition process. To support language students in overcoming the difficulties brought about by the PIOS, this paper proposes the introduction and use of Linguistically Expanded Scripts (LES). Furthermore, through the definition of the concepts of LES and PIOS, this paper seeks to establish foundations for empirical research on the topic.
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