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There seems to be some confusion over the nature of writing systems for
human languages.  There are three 'ideal' types: logographic
(word-based), syllabic, and alphabetic.  Alphabetic writing systems are
based on phonemes, the basic units of sound that make up words.  Since
most languages have between 30 and 50 phonemes, it makes little sense to
talk about natural writing systems with infinite alphabets.  Logographic
writing systems, the least efficient type of writing, can have only as
many symbols as there are words (or morphemes) in the vocabulary.  If it
is necessary to carry on this discussion, why not debate the size of the
class of objects that written symbols map onto?