orthography, writing system

a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols

• script — a particular orthography or writing system
• Armenian, Armenian alphabet — a writing system having an alphabet of 38 letters in which the Armenian language is written
• spelling — forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
• picture writing — a writing system using pictographs
• alphabetic writing, alphabetic script — a writing system based on alphabetic characters
• boustrophedon — an ancient writing system: having alternate lines written in opposite directions; literally"as the ox ploughs"
• cuneiform — an ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia
• syllabary, syllabic script — a writing system whose characters represent syllables
• Linear A — an undeciphered writing system used in Crete in the 17th century B.C.
• ideography — the use of ideograms in writing
• hieroglyph, hieroglyphic — a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt
• point system — a system of writing or printing using patterns of raised dots that can be read by touch

• writing — letters or symbols written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language

• punctuation — the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases
• hyphenation — connecting syllables and words by hyphens

• word division, hyphenation — division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
• punctuation, punctuation mark — the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases