Punctuation

Punctuation marks are written symbols that do not correspond to either phonemes (sounds) of a spoken language nor to lexemes (words and phrases) of a written language, but which serve to organize or clarify written language. See orthography.

Related Topics:
Phoneme - Lexeme - Orthography

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The rules of what punctuation marks should be used in what circumstances vary with language, location and time. The rules are constantly evolving and certain aspects of punctuation are style — the author's choice. An English language bibliography may be found at the end of this article.

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