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| − | This script allows Stormwardens (who are male) to avoid the cultural prohibition against writing by men. It is much less complex than the [[women's script]]; it adapts [[glyphs]] for use as a written language, stringing groups together to form sentences. Occasionally it will use glyphs phonetically to create words that do not have assigned glyphs. For example, [[Meridas Amaram]] used the glyphs ''parap'', ''shenesh'' and ''idi'' to represent [[Parshendi]]. He underlined the grouping to indicate that it was being used phonetically.{{book ref|wor|52}} |
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| + | In contrast to [[women's script]], which is an alphabet, the stormwarden script is partly a [[wikipedia:Logogram|logographic system]], and partially a [[wikipedia:syllabary|syllabary]]. [[Glyphs]], representing a single word either alone or in clusters of two or three, are strung together to form complete sentences. They are usually simplified, ignoring the proper calligraphy. For words that do not have a glyph representation, the writer instead uses the glyphs that best transcribe the word when read phonetically -- for example, ''parap'', ''shenesh'' and ''idi'' for [[Parshendi]]. Such phonetic representations are marked by underlining the symbols.{{book ref|sa2|52}} |
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| + | Unlike other branches of scholarship, stormwardens are either mostly or exclusively male.{{book ref|sa1|60}}{{book ref|sa2|52}} As such, in the East of Roshar, the [[Vorin]] tradition forbids them from writing.{{book ref|sa1|8}} However, Vorinism permits men to use glyphs, which is why the stormwardens used them to create their own writing system.{{book ref|sa2|52}} |
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| + | That the stormwardens utilize glyphs extensively is well-known to the general public, but their phonetic use appears to be kept secret, as to some Vorins, it would change what they're doing from "interpreting" glyphs to "reading" them. This, in turn, would make the script taboo in the eyes of the church.{{book ref|sa2|52}} |
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| + | While the non-Vorin countries have their own stormwardens, the divisions that forbid men from writing do not apply there.{{book ref|sa3|96}} As such, it can be assumed that the script isn't used there, or at least isn't used as extensively. |
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Latest revision as of 14:59, 20 March 2020
| Stormwarden script | |
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| Related to | Stormwardens |
| Type | Writing system |
| World of Origin | Roshar |
| Universe | Cosmere |
The stormwarden script is a Rosharan writing system used by stormwardens, the scholars who predict highstorms.[1]
StructureEdit
In contrast to women's script, which is an alphabet, the stormwarden script is partly a logographic system, and partially a syllabary. Glyphs, representing a single word either alone or in clusters of two or three, are strung together to form complete sentences. They are usually simplified, ignoring the proper calligraphy. For words that do not have a glyph representation, the writer instead uses the glyphs that best transcribe the word when read phonetically -- for example, parap, shenesh and idi for Parshendi. Such phonetic representations are marked by underlining the symbols.[1]
CultureEdit
Unlike other branches of scholarship, stormwardens are either mostly or exclusively male.[2][1] As such, in the East of Roshar, the Vorin tradition forbids them from writing.[3] However, Vorinism permits men to use glyphs, which is why the stormwardens used them to create their own writing system.[1]
That the stormwardens utilize glyphs extensively is well-known to the general public, but their phonetic use appears to be kept secret, as to some Vorins, it would change what they're doing from "interpreting" glyphs to "reading" them. This, in turn, would make the script taboo in the eyes of the church.[1]
While the non-Vorin countries have their own stormwardens, the divisions that forbid men from writing do not apply there.[4] As such, it can be assumed that the script isn't used there, or at least isn't used as extensively.