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jessaustin on Oct 11, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: A Holiday in Honor of the Korean Writing System

ISTM this would be difficult to study for periods that predate the phonograph? I guess one could look at rhyming poetry, but it's not clear how much that would help.

Avshalom on Oct 11, 2013 [–]

Rhymes, common misspellings, and often just primary texts talking about how words or letters sound.

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