{"id":"S85003819","label":"Alphabet","description":"Works on systems of symbols that represent the sounds and/or meanings of a language are entered under [Writing systems.]\n\nWorks on written languages as a form of communication or discourse are entered under [Written communication.]\n\nWorks on the process or result of recording language in the form of conventionalized visible marks or graphic signs on a surface are entered under [Writing.] Works on the writing of a particular language are entered under the name of the language with subdivisions [Alphabet] and [Writing,] e.g. [Greek language--Alphabet; Egyptian language--Writing.] Works on systems of writing used by several peoples are entered under [Writing,] followed by the name of the system, e.g. [Writing, Arabic.]\n\nWorks on variations in the style of writing in the past, and especially with ancient and medieval handwriting, are entered under [Paleography.]\n\nHere are entered general and comparative works dealing with the Semitic alphabet and its ancient and modern derivatives.","source_url":"https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85003819","normalized_label":"alphabet","broader":["http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2024000391"],"aliases":["Latin alphabet","Letters of the alphabet","Roman alphabet"],"source_identifier":"http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85003819","provider":"lcsh","revision":"73bac0195c3452e9","taxonomy_revision":"f050b5d4780b1289","title":"Alphabet","url":"/topics/S85003819","kind":"topic-directory","aeo_cohort":"topic-directory","catalogue_revision":"f050b5d4780b1289","numeric_address":"9547785141657944576","address_version":"morton4x16-v1","coordinates":[0,20,17464,44032],"answer_status":"Directory metadata; local answer requires separate source review","truth_status":"Subject descriptor, not a factual answer or a demonstrated knowledge gap","reviewed_answer":null}