Orthography
Orthography
Organic chemistry
Category="Writing"The orthography of a language is the set of rules of how to write correctly in the Writing system of a language. The term is derived from Greek ορθο ortho- ("correct") and γραφος graphos ("that writes") and, in today's sense, includes Spelling, Punctuation, and capitalization. Orthography is distinct from Typography.
An example of an orthographic rule for English is: i before e except after c
- Writing systems:
- Writing rules and components:
See also
Reference
- Smalley, W.A. (ed.) 1964. Orthography studies: articles on new writing systems, United Bible Society, London.