Orthography

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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:
  • Logogram
  • Syllabary
  • Alphabet
    • Abjad
    • Abugida
• Writing rules and components:
  • Spelling
  • Punctuation
  • Collation
  • Letter case and capitalization
    • Majuscule
    • Minuscule
  • Diacritic
  • Stroke order
  • Eight Principles of Yong
  • Radical (Chinese character)

See also

• Prescription and description
• Penmanship
• Cursive
• Calligraphy
• Graphology
• Writing
• List of writing systems
• phonemic awareness

Reference

• Smalley, W.A. (ed.) 1964. Orthography studies: articles on new writing systems, United Bible Society, London.