Rare Book & Manuscript Library Events

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    • 3:00 - 5:00 pm
      9/7/2023
    • 346 Main Library, 1408 W. Gregory Dr.

    Rediscovering the Deseret Alphabet

    Professors Ryan Shosted (Linguistics) and Neal Davis (Computer Science) will present their research on the Deseret Alphabet, a 19th-century writing system. This phonetic alphabet, created by leaders of the Mormon Church, may encapsulate pronunciations of English dialect that have otherwise disappeared over time.