Book 13. (7 results) Explorers of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | The Gorean alphabet has twenty-eight characters, all of which, I suspect, owe their origin to one or another of the alphabets of Earth. |
| 1 | 15 | Several show a clear-cut resemblance to Greek letters, for example. |
| 1 | 16 | 'Sidge', on the other hand, could be cuneiform, and 'Tun' and 'Val' are probably calligraphically drifted from demotic. |
| 1 | 17 | At least six letters suggest influence by the classical Roman alphabet, and seven do, if we count 'Kef', the first letter in 'kajira'. |
| 1 | 18 | 'Shu' is represented by a sign which seems clearly oriental in origin and 'Homan', I speculate, may derive from Cretan. |
| 1 | 19 | Many Gorean letters have a variety of pronunciations, depending on their linguistic context. |
| 1 | 20 | Certain scribes have recommended adding to the Gorean alphabet new letters, to independently represent some of these sounds which, now, require alternative pronunciations, context-dependent, of given letters. |
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The Gorean alphabet has twenty-eight characters, all of which, I suspect, owe their origin to one or another of the alphabets of Earth.
Several show a clear-cut resemblance to Greek letters, for example.
'Sidge', on the other hand, could be cuneiform, and 'Tun' and 'Val' are probably calligraphically drifted from demotic.
At least six letters suggest influence by the classical Roman alphabet, and seven do, if we count 'Kef', the first letter in 'kajira'.
'Shu' is represented by a sign which seems clearly oriental in origin and 'Homan', I speculate, may derive from Cretan.
Many Gorean letters have a variety of pronunciations, depending on their linguistic context.
Certain scribes have recommended adding to the Gorean alphabet new letters, to independently represent some of these sounds which, now, require alternative pronunciations, context-dependent, of given letters.
- (Explorers of Gor, Chapter )