Re: Medievalist ligature character in the PUA

From: Karl Pentzlin (karl-pentzlin@acssoft.de)
Date: Thu Dec 17 2009 - 06:37:08 CST

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    Am Donnerstag, 17. Dezember 2009 um 12:37 schrieb Otto Stolz:

    OS> In German, there is no ligature allowed where a syllable break
    OS> is possible. Cf., e. g.,
    OS> <http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligatur_(Typografie)#Anwendung_im_Deutschen>,
    OS> <http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligature_(typographie)#Alphabet_latin>,
    OS> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typographic_ligature#Stylistic_ligatures>.

    This is not true.
    As the mentioned Wikipedia entries explain, there is no ligature
    allowed
    across constituents of composite words, which are common in German.
    Thus, in "Affe" (monkey) a ff ligature is to be applied (although
    the word division Af-
    fe is correct), while in "Schaffell" (fleece of sheep, composed of
    "Schaf" sheep + "Fell" fleece) no ff ligature is allowed.

    - Karl

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