Which change in the early twentieth century moved Latvian from the old Fraktur-based writing to the modern orthography?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. the spelling reform of the early 1920s
- Step 1: Latvian was printed in Fraktur for centuries. Step 2. A new orthography in the early 1920s introduced Latin type and the modern letters. Answer: the spelling reform of the early 1920s. Why not the others: The language law of 1999 deals with the status of the language, the Soviet period did not adopt Cyrillic for Latvian, and the other option never happened.
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