Writing PeaceInstructional Framework for the Manual

Eric Cattelain

PhD in Linguistics

Teacher-Researcher and Project Manager in Interculturality

Associate Professor in the Department of Multimedia and Internet (MMI),

University of Bordeaux-Montaigne

France

Table of Contents

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• Manual’s worksheet format………………………………………………………………………………………..................................3

• Manual’s table of contents……………………………………………………………………………………….………………………..4

• Module 1: The Dongba example…………………………………………………………………………….……………………………6

• Module 2: The Chinese script (then Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese)................................................................................9

• Module 3 : The descendants of Phoenician (then Greek, Latin, Georgian, Armenian, Cyrillic and Tifinagh……………………19

• Module 4 : The descendants of Brahmi (Devanagari and other Indian scripts, then Tibetan, Khmer and Thai)……….………34

• Module 5 : On the Semitic Roads… and beyond (Hebrew, Arabic, Ethipian and Mongol) …………………………….............. 46

• Module 6 : Among the creators of writing systems (Cherokee, Braille, Inuktitut, Bamoun and Mandombe)….........................56

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The manual’s worksheet format

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Table of contents

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The Dongba example

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The Dongba Script

· The origins· The national Naxi minority· The Naxi languages· Around 2000 signs· A contemporary pictographic writing system

WORKSHOP ACTIVITY : write the 12 signs and try to guess their meaning

Dongba

script

Écriture

dongba

كتابة لغة7دونغبا

Dongba

script

Écriture

dongba

كتابة لغةدونغبا

معبد-1نار-2منر-7

مرآة-10

ظيب-2رقص-5سرمان-8

سيارة-11

عائلة-3شجار-6مشط-9

تلوين-13

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Once upon a time, the Chinese writing system… then

Japonese, Korean, Vietnamese

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The Chinese Script

· Cang Jie – the origins· Tens of thousands of characters· The role of radicals· Writing in a square· Traditional and simplified characters· Chinese languages· Tones of the Chinese language· Latin transcription (pinyin)

WORKSHOP ACTIVITY : match the 10 characters (traditional and simplified)

Chinese

scriptÉcriture

chinoise

معبد-1نار-2منر-7

مرآة-10

الكتابة11الصينية

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The Korean Alphabet

· The arrival of Chinese characters· Hanjas systems· The Sejong king· The alphabet: vowels/consonants· A perfect system· The festivals of writing

WORKSHOP ACTIVITY : match the 10 signs with theirpronunciation

Korean

alphabetAlphabet

coréen

األبجدية13الكورية

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The Japanese Script

· Arrival of the kanjis· 4 systems· The hiragana syllabary (symbols that represent syllables)· The Katakana syllabary · The romaji· The Japanese language· « The writing system of women »

WORKSHOP ACTIVITY : match the 10 signs (Chinese characters and kanas)

Japanese

script

Écriture

japonaise

الكتابةاليابانية

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The Vietnamese Script

· The arrival of Chinese characters· The different stages of the Vietnamese writing system· Alexander of Rhodes and the latin alphabet

(under Portugese influence)· The Vietnamese language and its tones

WORKSHOP ACTIVITY : compose a table of 12 vowels with 6 accents

Vietnamese

scriptEcriture

vietnamienne

الكتابة17الفيتنامية

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Once upon a time, the Phoenician descendants…

A little reminder about the Phoenician alphabet and its

descendants

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The Greek Alphabet

· The legend of Cadmos· The origine· Note the vowels· The choice of the Ionian alphabet · The Greek language· A bicameral language

WORKSHOP ACTIVITY : find the corresponding capital and lower case letters

Greek

alphabetAlphabet

grec

األبجدية20اليونانية

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The Roman Alphabet

· The Etruscan origins· A variety of scripts· The evolution of Latin· A global alphabet– the need for diacritics· The Latin language- The Romance languages· The Latin alphabet and the world

WORKSHOP ACTIVITY : find the countries and languagesthat correspond with the 16 proposed words for « peace »

Roman

alphabetAlphabet

latin

األبجدية22الالتينية

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The Georgian Alphabet

· The debate over unresolved origins· The Georgian language· Evolution of the system

WORKSHOP ACTIVITY : find the different names of the Georgian script

Georgian

alphabetAlphabet

géorgien

األبجدية24الجورجية

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The Armenian Alphabet

· The origins: Mesrop Mashtots· The Armenian language· A bicameral writing system· A celebration of writing

WORKSHOP ACTIVITY: Match the capitalized and lowercase symbols

Armenian

alphabetAlphabet

arménien

األبجدية26األرمنية

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The Cyrillic Alphabet

· The origins: Cyril & Methodius· From Glagolitic to Cyrillic· The languages that used this alphabet: Slavic, Turkish, Mongolian, others· Celebrations of the writing system

WORKSHOP ACTIVITY : find the items written in Cyrillic

Cyrillic

alphabetAlphabet

cyrillique

األبجديةالسيريلية

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Cyrillic

alphabetAlphabet

cyrillique

األبجديةالسيريلية

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The Tifinagh Alphabet

· Legends· Libyan-Berber, Tifinagh, and Neo-Tifinagh scripts· The Berber languages

WORKSHOP ACTIVITY : figure out which languages the different scripts refer to

Berber

alphabetAlphabet

berbère

األبجدية31البربرية

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Once upon a time, the descendants of Brahmi…

The Brahmi Script

· A little reminder of the writing system in India· The scripts in India: The Indus Civilization· The arrival of the Brahmi· The diversity of languages in India- official and constitutionallanguages

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The Devanagari Alphasyllabary

· The origins· Vowels and consonants· The celebration of Vijayadashami

WORKSHOP ACTIVITY: Learning how to form letters like Vijayadashami

Devanagari

alphasyllabaryAlphasyllabaire

devanagari

ديفاناجاريأبجدية 35المقطعية

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The Khmer Alphasyllabary

· The origins· The Khmer language among the Austro-Asiatic languages· The Khmer figures

WORKSHOP ACTIVITY: Find the words written in Khmer

Khmer

alphasyllabaryAlphasyllabaire

khmer

األبجديةالُخميرية المقطعية

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The Tibetan Alphasyllabary

· The origins: Songtsen Gampo / Thonmi Sambhota· Tibetan-Burman languages· Wylie transliteration· Two forms : uchen and umê

WORKSHOP ACTIVITY : complete a calligraphy exercise using the lines provided

Tibetan

alphasyllabaryAlphasyllabaire

tibétain

األبجدية39التيبتية المقطعية

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The Thai Alphasyllabary

· The origins: King Rama Kamhaeng· Thai language / 5 tones· The figures in Thai

WORKSHOP ACTIVITY : Find the letters within the words

Thai

alphasyllabaryAlphasyllabaire

thaï

أبجدية لغة41التاي المقطعية

Thai

alphasyllabaryAlphasyllabaire

thaï

أبجدية لغة42التاي المقطعية

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Once upon a time, on the Semitic roads… and beyond

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The Hebrew Alphabet

· The origins· The Paleo-Hebrew and Hebrew square· An abjad- The points of the vowels (niqqoud)· The meaning of the script· The Hebrew language, Yiddish…· The work of Eliézer Ben-Yéhouda

THE WORKSHOP ACTIVITY: match the letters of Hebrew cursive and Hebrew square

Hebrew

alphabetAlphabet

hébreu

األبجدية45العبرية

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The Arabic Alphabet

· The origins: Syriac and Nabataean· The formation of letters according to place· An abjad – the notation of vowels· The meaning of the script· The styles of calligraphy· The transcribed languages: beyond the Semitic Basin· The dissemination of Islam

WORKSHOP ACTIVITY: find the forms of each of the 5 given letters

Arabic

alphabetAlphabet

arabe

األبجدية47العربية

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The Ethiopian Alphasyllabary

· The origins· The Aksum empire· The ge’ez and the Amharic· The term « abugida »

WORKSHOP ACTIVITY : Match the 10 letters with their transcription

Ethiopian

alphasyllabaryAlphasyllabaire

éthiopien

األبجديةاألثيوبية المقطعية

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The Mongol Alphabet

· The origins· The succession of Mongol scriptures· In the time of Gengis Khan : the Mongolian bitchig· Kubilaï Khan and the phagpa· Soyombo· Mongolian languages

WORKSHOP ACTIVITY : Find the words written in Mongolian

Mongolian

alphabetAlphabet

mongol

األبجديةالمنغولية

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Once upon a time, among the creators of writing systems…

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The Cherokee Alphasyllabary

· The origins: Sequoyah· The Cherokee language· History of the sequoia

WORKSHOP ACTIVITY : Find the words written in Cherokee

Alphasyllabaire

cherokee

Cherokee

alphasyllabaryالشيروكيةالكتابة

54المقطعية

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The Braille System

· The origins: Louis Braille· A system of 6 points· The transcribed languages

WORKSHOP ACTIVITY : In two steps, practice deciphering and writing in Braille

Braille

system

Système

braille

نظام56براي

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The Inuktitut Alphasyllabary

· The origins· Ojibwe, Cree, Inuits· A simple alphabet to memorize: the principle of shorthand· Eskimo-Aleut languages

WORKSHOP ACTIVITY : Find the words written in Inuktitut

Inuktitut

alphasyllabaryAlphasyllabaire

inuktitut

األبجديةاإلنكتيتوتية المقطعية

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The Bamoun Script

· The origins· SultanNjoya· The Bamoun language and shü-mom· The invention of script in Africa

WORKSHOP ACTIVITY : Learning to write figures

Bamum

script

Écriture

bamoun

الكتابةالبامومية

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The Mandombe Script

· The origins: Simon Kimbangu· Wabeladio Payi : « 5 » and « 2 »· The main language of the Congo· How to form letters

WORKSHOP ACTIVITY : Figure out which syllables correspond with the given signs

Mandombe

scriptÉcriture

mandombe

كتابةماندومبي

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