On Alphabetic Ordering:

This first comparative study of the principles of ordering of graphs in alphabetic and syllabic writing systems shows that the sequences are most commonly determined by phonological principles, graphic resemblances, mnemonic methods, or various combinations thereof. But in many systems the underlying rationale, if any, of the ordering remains obscure, most notably in the Semitic/European alphabets and their many descendants.

1. Alphabets and archaeology

2. Patterns of alphabetic ordering

3. Conclusion

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