The classification of handwriting features of the Kazakh language written in Latin script
In 2017, the Republic of Kazakhstan began the phased transition of its alphabet from Cyrillic to Latin script. This transition has presented significant challenges to Kazakhstani document examiners, who have yet to develop appropriate methodologies for the analysis of handwriting samples written in...
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| author | Akyldana Galymzhanova James Gooch Nunzianda Frascione |
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| description | In 2017, the Republic of Kazakhstan began the phased transition of its alphabet from Cyrillic to Latin script. This transition has presented significant challenges to Kazakhstani document examiners, who have yet to develop appropriate methodologies for the analysis of handwriting samples written in the Kazakh language using Latin letters. This study aims to identify distinguishing macro and micro features of letters within Kazakh writing samples produced using the Latin alphabet and determine their frequencies of occurrence and discriminating power indices. Micro features were examined using the four most frequently appearing letters: “a”, “y”, “e” and “n”. A comparative analysis of tested Latin letters with those of a similar configuration in Cyrillic demonstrated differences in the number of distinguishing features, as well as in the frequency of occurrence and discriminating power indices of similar features. These results show that separate statistical bases should be used for Latin and Cyrillic letters when analysing handwriting samples based on the frequencies of occurrence of micro and macro writing features. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3ba47145c9e946e1bb3aad3ab223a8352023-09-03T01:22:39ZengOxford University PressForensic Sciences Research2096-17902471-14112022-04-011810.1080/20961790.2021.1963203The classification of handwriting features of the Kazakh language written in Latin scriptAkyldana Galymzhanova0James Gooch1Nunzianda Frascione2Forensic Examinations Center of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan, the Republic of KazakhstanDepartment of Analytical, Environmental and Forensic Sciences, King’s College London, London, UKDepartment of Analytical, Environmental and Forensic Sciences, King’s College London, London, UKIn 2017, the Republic of Kazakhstan began the phased transition of its alphabet from Cyrillic to Latin script. This transition has presented significant challenges to Kazakhstani document examiners, who have yet to develop appropriate methodologies for the analysis of handwriting samples written in the Kazakh language using Latin letters. This study aims to identify distinguishing macro and micro features of letters within Kazakh writing samples produced using the Latin alphabet and determine their frequencies of occurrence and discriminating power indices. Micro features were examined using the four most frequently appearing letters: “a”, “y”, “e” and “n”. A comparative analysis of tested Latin letters with those of a similar configuration in Cyrillic demonstrated differences in the number of distinguishing features, as well as in the frequency of occurrence and discriminating power indices of similar features. These results show that separate statistical bases should be used for Latin and Cyrillic letters when analysing handwriting samples based on the frequencies of occurrence of micro and macro writing features.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/20961790.2021.1963203Forensic scienceshandwriting examinationKazakhLatinfrequency occurrencediscriminating power |
| spellingShingle | Akyldana Galymzhanova James Gooch Nunzianda Frascione The classification of handwriting features of the Kazakh language written in Latin script Forensic Sciences Research Forensic sciences handwriting examination Kazakh Latin frequency occurrence discriminating power |
| title | The classification of handwriting features of the Kazakh language written in Latin script |
| title_full | The classification of handwriting features of the Kazakh language written in Latin script |
| title_fullStr | The classification of handwriting features of the Kazakh language written in Latin script |
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| title_short | The classification of handwriting features of the Kazakh language written in Latin script |
| title_sort | classification of handwriting features of the kazakh language written in latin script |
| topic | Forensic sciences handwriting examination Kazakh Latin frequency occurrence discriminating power |
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