Introduction to Writing Systems

False (B)

A grapheme is the smallest unit of a writing system.

<p>boustrophedon</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Grapheme = Smallest unit of a writing system Phoneme = Smallest unit of sound that distinguishes one word from another in a language Diacritic = A mark that modifies a grapheme Linearity = Flow of writing or speech over time or space</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>ς (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>orthography</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>slant lines</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Transcription = Consistent way to represent spoken language phonetically Transliteration = Text transfer from one writing system to another Orthography = Conventions of writing a language</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Angled brackets (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>above or below</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>grapheme</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Vertical columns starting at the upper left (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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<p>the character</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>English = Horizontal, left to right Arabic = Horizontal, right to left Traditional Chinese = Vertical columns, upper right to lower left Mongolian = Vertical columns, upper left to lower right</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Allophones (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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<p>roman, italic</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>proper name</p> Signup and view all the answers

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A combination of graphemes forming a single visual unit in writing.

Writing conventions of a language, including representing sounds with letters.

A system of writing that consistently represents spoken language using phonetic symbols.

The process of converting text from one writing system to another.

When writing directly reflects the way a word is pronounced. (e.g., Finnish)

A technology that represents language, specifically utterances (sounds), but not the underlying meaning or concepts.

The smallest unit of a writing system, like a phoneme in speech. It represents a single sound or sound combination.

Variations of a grapheme that don't change the meaning of the word, often determined by context, like uppercase vs. lowercase letters.

A system of writing where symbols represent words or concepts directly, without a systematic linguistic structure. It often relies on pictures and can be ambiguous.

The smallest unit of sound that distinguishes one word from another in a language. For example, 'p' in 'pat’ is a phoneme that distinguishes it from 'bat'.

A system of writing in which symbols are arranged in a specific order.

Written symbols that represent sounds in a language.

Symbols that represent punctuation, numbers, and spaces.

The standard set of letters used in a language.

The system of writing used in Hebrew and Arabic.

The system of writing used in Chinese.

A grapheme that can exist independently, like the letters 'c', 'a', and 't' in the word 'cat'.

A grapheme that only occurs in combination with other graphemes, like diacritics in French.

The situation where allographs of a grapheme occur in complementary distribution, but there are exceptions due to conscious writing.

Non-contrastive variations of a grapheme that occur in free variation, meaning they can interchangeable without affecting the meaning of the word.

An argument against a systematic graphemic analysis of writing, based on the variability and conscious nature of writing, as opposed to the unconscious nature of language.