How does Chinese Braille work?

Chinese braille is based on a phonetic representation of the sounds of the language. There are no braille signs for individual Chinese inkprint characters, only for sounds. As a rule, in the inkprint one syllable is represented by one character. The same syllable in braille is written with one, two or three signs.

How many types of braille are there?

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Types of Braille Text or literary braille has two forms: non-contracted or alphabetic braille and contracted braille for saving space: Alphabetic Braille, formerly called Grade One, writes out each letter and word exactly as it is spelled out in print.

Is braille English?

Braille is frequently portrayed as a re-encoding of the English orthography used by sighted people. However, braille is a separate writing system, not a variant of the printed English alphabet….English Braille.

What is the process of romanization?

Romanization is understood as the adoption of Roman ways of behavior, culture, and religious practices by the native people of the provinces of the Roman empire. The term first used by Francis Haverfield who defined it as the process in which the occupied territories “were being civilized”.

How would you describe pinyin?

Pinyin is the special system, created for people to learn Mandarin pronunciation. Pinyin transcribes the Chinese characters so people can pronounce it. It may be used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into computers or electronics as well. The writing of Pinyin is similar to English alphabet.

Why is braille important?

For people who are blind, knowing Braille is the equivalent of knowing to read and write print by someone with sight. Braille allows those of us without sight to learn to read and write. What’s most important, it teaches us to spell and to understand the rules of grammar and punctuation.