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...'''al''')''' mark''' or '''diacritic'''('''al''')''' sign''', in several [[writing system]]s, is a little sign added on to a character, modifying it slightly, in or * Some diacritics are unique to one writing system. For instance, the diacritic called [[shadda]], indicating that a consonant

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'''Mathematical notation''' is a collection of several abstract [[writing system|writing systems]] used in [[Mathematics]] and in other [[Science|scientific

[[Japanese language|Japanese]] employs three scripts in its [[writing system]], one of which is カタカナ '''katakana''', which represents the [[mora

...m-mandarin.gif|right|200px|'[[Citizendium]]' in Chinese characters. This [[writing system]] allows characters to be written top to bottom as well as left to right.}} ...tions as [[Korea]], [[Japan]] and [[Vietnam]]. They are the world's oldest writing system in that they have the longest record of continuous use, dating back thousan

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...lso the result of political divisions, cultural differences, distinctive [[writing system]]s, or other factors. [[Max Weinreich]] is credited as saying that "[[Langu

...russian]]: ''Беларусь, Biełaruś'';<ref>According to [[Belarussian language#Writing system|Łacinka]], the local use of the Latin alphabet in Belarussian, but only th

...larussian]]: ''Віцебск, Viciebsk''<ref>According to [[Belarussian language#Writing system|Łacinka]], the usual way of using the Latin alphabet in Belarussian.</ref>

...er than with the contexts in which they are used in [[language]]s. While [[writing system]]s and [[alphabet]]s often attempt to represent the sounds of speech, phone

...particularly important with a language like Japanese, where thanks to the writing system, others will have no idea what the content of the pages is. [[User:John Ste

'''Nôm''' was a [[writing system|script]] formerly used in [[Vietnam]]. It involved the use of [[Chinese cha ...d the country in 111 BC. Independence was achieved in 939, but the Chinese writing system was adopted for official purposes in 1010. The Van Ban bell, engraved in 10

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The '''Roman alphabet''' or '''Latin alphabet''' is the most used writing system today, belonging to the category of [[alphabet]]s, initially designed for t ...ions, and more often called the '''Roman alphabet''', this alphabet is the writing system currently used for a great number of languages around the world. It is used

...tion]], [[hearsay]]) is the oldest carrier of messages and stories. When [[writing system]]s were invented in [[ancient civilization]]s, nearly everything that could

...ven assuming that the [[culture]] which the language forms part of has a [[writing system]] - the majority of the world's languages remain unwritten. Furthermore, th

...uage|German]], it is ''Kiew''), from [[Cyrillic alphabet|Cyrillic]], the [[writing system|script]] used to write both Ukrainian and Russian. The name is different in

The [[Tajik language]] has been written in three [[writing system]]s over the course of its history: a version of the [[Arabic script]], a ve As with many post-[[Soviet Union|Soviet]] independent states, the change in [[writing system]], and the debate surrounding it is closely intertwined with political them

...uch on the complexity of the text. These characters are the world's oldest writing system in that they have the longest record of continuous use, dating back thousan

...n]]al background: for example, people who are [[literacy|literate]] in a [[writing system]] which demarcates units of language by spacing (e.g. most [[alphabet]]s) m

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...ay comprise [[written language]] in the form of an [[alphabet]] or other [[writing system]], such as [[Braille]]. Other types of reading may not be text-based, such

...bet|Latin]], [[Greek alphabet|Greek]] and [[Cyrillic alphabet|Cyrillic]] [[writing system|script]]s. The word ''acute'' is derived from the [[Latin]] ''acutus'' ("sh

...ntury BCE]]. It was the first [[alphabet]] in the narrow sense, that is, a writing system using a separate symbol for each vowel and consonant alike.<ref name="Black ...t extinction of its [[Linear B]] script, an early [[Greek language|Greek]] writing system. Linear B is descended from [[Linear A]], which was developed by the [[Mino

== Writing system == ...mpire|Byzantine]] monks [[Saints Cyril and Methodius]] developed the first writing system for the Slavonic languages. At this time, the Slavic dialects were so close

Pali has no writing system of its own. Instead, people tend to use their own. Thus Pali manuscripts ha

...re_yesterday.jpg|thumb|Spectrogram of "I went to the store yesterday."]] [[Writing system]]s are ancient, going back as far as the [[Sumerians]] of 6,000 years ago.

...ped some kind of writing, though it was not related to the current Chinese writing system and has not been deciphered. ...uence on the future development of Chinese culture. It had a sophisticated writing system, of which modern Chinese writing is a direct descendant, that allowed it to

...o conceal one channel of communication with A-for example, a second secret writing system. Such "side-commo" enables A to keep in full touch while sending through th

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...o conceal one channel of communication with A-for example, a second secret writing system. Such "side-commo" enables A to keep in full touch while sending through th