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== Definition == | == Definition == | ||
See [[index::Property:character]] and [[index::Category:Character]]. Character variants are graphical variants of the same archigrapheme. The format used is '''As''', '''Ad''', '''E2s''', '''E2d''', where the upper-case letter stands for the archigrapheme, the numeral indicates the variant as defined on the character's page. '''d''' stands for ''dextroverse'', '''s''' for ''sinistroverse'', the latter being the default case. In the case of mirror-symmetrical letters, the dextroverse and sinistroverse variants are identical, but still systematically distinguished; on inscription pages, the variant displayed is chosen in accordance with the [[index::Property:direction|writing direction]] of the inscription, e.g. {{c||I}} '''Is''' in sinistroverse inscriptions, {{c||U2|d}} '''U2d''' in dextroverse inscriptions. | See [[index::Property:character]] and [[index::Category:Character]]. Character variants are graphical variants of the same archigrapheme. The format used is '''As''', '''Ad''', '''E2s''', '''E2d''', where the upper-case letter stands for the archigrapheme, the numeral indicates the variant as defined on the character's page. '''d''' stands for ''dextroverse'', '''s''' for ''sinistroverse'', the latter being the default case. In the case of mirror-symmetrical letters, the dextroverse and sinistroverse variants are identical, but still systematically distinguished; on inscription pages, the variant displayed is chosen in accordance with the [[index::Property:direction|writing direction]] of the inscription, e.g. {{c||I}} '''Is''' in sinistroverse inscriptions, {{c||U2|d}} '''U2d''' in dextroverse inscriptions. | ||
Only such variants of archigraphemes as are considered to pertain to the [[index::Property:alphabet|Raetic alphabets]] are systematically registered in TIR. This is feasible because the Raetic corpus is comparatively homogenic, i.e., linguistically Raetic inscriptions are not known to be written in alphabet variants demonstrably different from the Raetic ones (the only exception so far being [[index::AV-1]] written in a variant of the Camunic script), and similarly, epigraphically Raetic inscriptions do not appear to encode texts in foreign languages (not counting the imported onomastic material). Therefore, we can work with the hypothesis that every letter or letter variant, unless proved otherwise, is Raetic. Many, indeed most variants are identical to counterparts from one or more neighbouring traditions. Note that non-Raetic variants displayed in the system are not registered on [[index::Category:Character]], even though clicking on the character graphic will bring you to that page. A collection of characters from other scripts/alphabets used in the TIR system can be found [[index::User:Corinna_Salomon/additional_characters|here]]. | |||
For more information and maps see [[index::Script]] and [[index::Non-script notational systems]], as well as the individual character pages. | For more information and maps see [[index::Script]] and [[index::Non-script notational systems]], as well as the individual character pages. | ||
Revision as of 17:58, 4 April 2016
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| Description: | Specifies the particular variant of a character used in Raetic inscriptions, including its direction of writing. |
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Definition
See Property:character and Category:Character. Character variants are graphical variants of the same archigrapheme. The format used is As, Ad, E2s, E2d, where the upper-case letter stands for the archigrapheme, the numeral indicates the variant as defined on the character's page. d stands for dextroverse, s for sinistroverse, the latter being the default case. In the case of mirror-symmetrical letters, the dextroverse and sinistroverse variants are identical, but still systematically distinguished; on inscription pages, the variant displayed is chosen in accordance with the writing direction of the inscription, e.g. 
Is in sinistroverse inscriptions, 
U2d in dextroverse inscriptions.
Only such variants of archigraphemes as are considered to pertain to the Raetic alphabets are systematically registered in TIR. This is feasible because the Raetic corpus is comparatively homogenic, i.e., linguistically Raetic inscriptions are not known to be written in alphabet variants demonstrably different from the Raetic ones (the only exception so far being AV-1 written in a variant of the Camunic script), and similarly, epigraphically Raetic inscriptions do not appear to encode texts in foreign languages (not counting the imported onomastic material). Therefore, we can work with the hypothesis that every letter or letter variant, unless proved otherwise, is Raetic. Many, indeed most variants are identical to counterparts from one or more neighbouring traditions. Note that non-Raetic variants displayed in the system are not registered on Category:Character, even though clicking on the character graphic will bring you to that page. A collection of characters from other scripts/alphabets used in the TIR system can be found here.
For more information and maps see Script and Non-script notational systems, as well as the individual character pages.
