Question 31. A. Alphabetic systems encoded complete phonemic inventories using merely two dozen characters, contrasting with syllabaries req...

Question 31. A. Alphabetic systems encoded complete phonemic inventories using merely two dozen characters, contrasting with syllabaries requiring hundreds

B. Unlike syllabaries necessitating hundreds of symbols, alphabetic systems required approximately two dozen characters to represent comprehensive phonemic ranges

C. Syllabaries demanded hundreds of symbols for sound representation, whereas alphabetic systems necessitated roughly two dozen characters

D. Approximately two dozen characters sufficed for alphabetic systems, contrasting with syllabaries requiring hundreds of symbols for complete phonemic coverage