Orthography

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.

Related Topics:
Writing system - Greek - Spelling - Punctuation - Typography

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An example of an orthographic rule for English is:

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i before e except after c

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• 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)
 
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