Writing
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Scope of this subject
Works on written languages as a form of communication or discourse are entered under [Written communication.] General and comparative works on the Semitic alphabet and its ancient and modern derivatives, or with similar series of characters employed to represent the sounds of a language, are entered under [Alphabet.] Here are entered works on the process or result of recording language in the form of conventionalized visible marks or graphic signs on a surface. 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 writing used by several peoples are entered under [Writing,] followed by the name of the system, e.g. [Writing, Arabic.] Works on systems of symbols that represent the sounds and/or meanings of a language are entered under [Writing systems.] Works on variations in the style of writing in the past, and especially with ancient and medieval handwriting, are entered under [Paleography.]
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Names and connections
Chirography; Handwriting
- Broader: Language and languages
- Narrower: Abbreviations
- Narrower: Agraphia
- Narrower: Autographs
- Narrower: Calligraphy
- Narrower: Children--Writing
- Narrower: Chinese language--Cursive writing
- Narrower: Classification--Books--Writing
- Narrower: Cryptography
- Narrower: Cuneiform writing
- Narrower: English language--Writing
- Narrower: Graphemics
- Narrower: Graphology
- Narrower: Hieroglyphics
- Narrower: Iranian languages--Writing
- Narrower: Japanese language--Cursive writing
- Narrower: Keyboarding
- Narrower: Korean language--Cursive writing
- Narrower: Language and languages--Orthography and spelling
- Narrower: Library handwriting
- Narrower: Mirror-writing
- Narrower: Numerals, Writing of
- Narrower: Old Turkic language--Writing
- Narrower: Paleography
- Narrower: Pasigraphy
- Narrower: People with disabilities--Printing and writing systems
- Narrower: Picture-writing
- Narrower: Script switching (Linguistics)
- Narrower: Shorthand
- Narrower: Signatures (Writing)
- Narrower: Stoichedon inscriptions
- Narrower: Tokharian language--Writing
- Narrower: Transcription
- Narrower: Transliteration
- Narrower: Writing systems
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