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after that, [[syllabary|syllabaries]] and [[alphabet|alphabets]] were developed. Among alphabets, one may distinguish the older [[abjad|abjads]] that only recorded [[consonant|consonants]], and the newer alphabet of the Greek type called simply [[alphabet]] and the [[abugida]]. |
after that, [[syllabary|syllabaries]] and [[alphabet|alphabets]] were developed. Among alphabets, one may distinguish the older [[abjad|abjads]] that only recorded [[consonant|consonants]], and the newer alphabet of the Greek type called simply [[alphabet]] and the [[abugida]]. |
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Also of interest are those systems for recording [[sign languages]], such as [[SignWriter]], where symbols stand for particular features of signs, the symbols often resembling those sign features they stand for. |
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Revision as of 11:19, 19 September 2001
Writing systems are used to visually record language with symbols. The oldest kind of writing was ideographical,
after that, syllabaries and alphabets were developed. Among alphabets, one may distinguish the older abjads that only recorded consonants, and the newer alphabet of the Greek type called simply alphabet and the abugida.
Also of interest are those systems for recording sign languages, such as SignWriter, where symbols stand for particular features of signs, the symbols often resembling those sign features they stand for.
See also: calligraphy, penmanship, minuscule letter , spelling
See also: Greek Alphabet Hebrew Alephbeth Roman Alphabet Anglo-Saxon Futhorc Scandinavian Futhark